A BLUE AND WHITE 'DAY-LILY' BOWL 15th/16th century With rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently everted rim, the interior painted with a continuous scrolling vine bearing leaves and four daylily blooms, encircling a central medallion defined by a double-line border and enclosing a floral head, the exterior decorated in echo with the leafy and floral scrolls of the interior. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十五/十六世紀 青花梔子花紋碗 Provenance: John Drew (1933-2006), England (label and collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, in June 2007 (collector's notes) 來源：John Drew (1933-2006)，英格蘭（標簽和藏家筆記） 獲得于倫敦古董商R & G McPherson Antiques，2007年6月（藏家筆記） The prototypes of the present lot are likely to be the celebrated Chenghua period blue and white 'lily' Palace bowls, renowned for their refined decoration featuring slender, gently curving leaves and five unfolding petals. For comparison, see a blue and white 'lily' Palace bowl, Chenghua mark and of the period, in the collection of the British Museum, illustrated by R.Krahl, The British Museum Chinese Ceramics: Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection, Beijing, 2013, p.133. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing