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Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, "scholar on bridge" pattern, in choice condition.

Currency:USD Category:Pottery & Glass / Pottery & China Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl,  scholar on bridge  pattern, in choice condition.
All items are genuine unless noted. Most shipwreck coins and artifacts come with a certificate of authenticity (please check the description for each item).
Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, "scholar on bridge" pattern, in choice condition. 280 grams, about 2½" tall and 5¾" in diameter. Perfectly intact (no chips or cracks or wear), with lustrous glaze, the exterior depicting a man with downcast face, deep in thought, crossing a bridge between 2 rocky shores, among the best-preserved shipwreck specimens we have ever offered. Recovered from: Geldermalsen ("Nanking Cargo"), sunk in 1752 in the South China Sea. With original Christie's (Amsterdam) auction-lot sticker #3122, booklet and certificate, also pedigreed to our Treasure Auction #2 (lot #461), where it sold for $1,437.50.