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STEM BOWL  .     16 cm.

The bowl has shallow  rounded sides flaring to the everted rim , and is raised on a spreading stem foot .  Interior and exterior  covered  with a  smooth WHITE  glaze of very even tone .

Period :          17th -  18th  CENTURY .

The present  stem bowl has a beautifully balanced profile, and is covered in the soft lustrous white glaze, called tianbai, or " sweet white" in Chinese.  Production of these exquisite porcelains started already during the Yongle reign ( early 15th Cent. ) . It reflects the aesthetic preference of the emperor for the white colour, also  found in jade .  It is also a reflection of his adherence to Lamaïst Buddhism .

Perfect  condition .