PAIR CHINESE WUCAI PORCELAIN BOWLS,Wanli six character underglazed blue mark. The exterior painted with four daoist immortals, each standing before a pine tree alternating with pendent tasselled lanterns, all below a band of flower-heads, the interior with a central medallion of a dragon chasing the flaming pearl of wisdom below a band of lotus blooms. - 5 3/8 in. diam. Estimate $1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE: Estate of James Duncan Hague, NY. Served as adviser to King Edward VII. Acquired at Sotheby's, London,1890s.
One bowl has a restoration, the other one has a hairline which is not very visible.
