Chinese porcelain bowl, Kangxi mark and period, c. 1700. The square shaped bowl, with canted corners, painted in underglaze blue, with panels of scholars, seated I gardens. The corners, painted with flowering plants, above Ruyi head symbols.
Painted to the interior, with a boy carrying a fishing rod, within a shaped panel.

Six character Kangxi mark and of the period, within concentric circles.

Width – 14 cm, 5 1/2”.

Height – 8 cm, 3 1/8”.

Condition – Star crack to base, but does not penetrate the body. Glaze frits to the rim. Chip to the inside of the footrim. No restoration.