Ming bowl sells for just under US$30m
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A “Fish Pond” lobed bowl of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was auctioned for HK$229 million (US$29.5 million) at Sotheby’s spring sale in Hong Kong yesterday, setting the second highest record for Ming porcelain.
The blue-and-white porcelain bowl has a diameter of 23 centimeters and is painted with a design of fish swimming in a pond of blossoming lotus.
Made in the Xuande Period (1426-1435), the bowl has been preserved in extraordinary condition and is considered as a great example of early Ming blue-and-white porcelain in private hands.
Sotheby’s Asia Deputy Chairman Nicolas Chow said the porcelain bowl was possibly unique. The bowl ranked among the very finest pieces ever produced during the reign.
“It is a piece that is very well-known in Japan, having been exhibited in the Tokyo National Museum in 1963, and the Kyoto National Museum in 1966, and published extensively thereafter,” Chow said.
The current world auction record for Ming porcelain is held by the Meiyintang Chenghua (1465-1487) “Chicken Cup” which was sold for HK$281.24 million on April 8, 2014.
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