A large wucai 'lotus' bowl, Late Ming dynasty | 明末　五彩纏枝蓮紋大盌　《大明宣德年製》仿款

with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a flared rim, decorated on the interior with a large lotus flower surrounded by foliate scrolls, encircled by floral and lappet borders, all below a geometric band at the rim, the exterior centred with a broad lotus border between bands of classic scroll and lappets, all above a frieze of trefoil motifs around the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark within a double circle, Japanese double wood box

28.3 cm