A Blue and White Under Glaze ‘Grape’ Bowl, Ming Dynasty, Chenghua and Period (1464-1487)

Elegantly potted with a wide and deep well, the exterior walls tapering sharply inward above the tall foot and painted with fruiting grape vines and sugar canes, above a band of lotus petal, the interior is similarly decorated with fruiting grape vines and sugar cane, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue standard script inscribed within a double ring. H. 7.0 cm. Dia. 15.2 cm.