A finely potted late Ming bowl with steeply rounded sides and everted rim, raised on a gently tapered foot. The interior and exterior applied with a translucent pale yellow glaze pooling at the foot to brownish tones and fired to a glossy finish leaving the base glazed white. The reverse of the bowl shows an area of mottled brownish tone and a spot of iron brown on the lip. On the base is written in kaishu script in underglaze blue within concentric circles, the mark and period of the Wanli Emperor.
明代 Ming Dynasty, 萬曆 Wanli Period (1573-1619)
Height:  3 1/8" (7.9cm)  Diameter:  7 3/16" (18.3cm)
Provenance:  Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 501
Condition:  Excellent, minor surface wear to the glaze.
An identical bowl can be found in the Beijing Palace Museum Collection.
Please refer to item #MO-534-501 when inquiring.