RARE MING DYNASTY, CHINA EARLY 17TH C ZHANGZHOU SWATOW HND PNTD SHALLOW CER BOWL For Sale

VERYRAREMING DYNASTY,CHINA,LATE 16THtoEARLY17 TH only asingle, faint, barely noticeable line in the viscous glazeon the bowl\'s outer interior sill, traveling from the outer glazed edge to the unglazed interior stacking ring. This isn\'t a true hairline crack, structural fissure or break, since it doesn\'t traverse the entire girth of the bowl\'s sidewall and thebowl still rings and chimes like a bellwhen struck with a fingernail, which it wouldn\'t do, if it was a true hairline crack. Thisdamage is therefore superficial and not structuralin nature.](Circa 1585-1635)Late 15th to early 16th centuryMing antique wheel-thrown and hand painted celadon glazed, wide mouthed, shallow basin,ceramic stacking bowls,with unglazed interior basin ringDIMENSIONS:10\" Diameter x 2\" HeightWeight:1 lb. 12 oz.
DESCRIPTION:There\'s only a single line in the viscous glaze, not a structural crack per se (since it doesn\'t appear on the back and doesn\'t traverse the entire bowl\'s girth) mars this otherwise nearly as originally constituted, late 16th to early 17th century Chinese Ming Dynasty Zhangzhou (Swatow) provincial 10\" in diameter, wide-mouthed, shallow basin, completely hand painted and hand decorated ceramic bowl, with graphic iconography, including images of repeating reticulated basketry, gestural, curvilinear, wispy, semi-transparent brushstrokes and interior basin Chinese calligraphic hieroglyphic writing. This now 360 to as early as 385 year old Chinese Ming Dynasty ceramic bowl, features unglazed interior stacking ring, located at the base of the inside basin, as well as an unglazed bottom baseplate and raised, round foot. Estate fresh. A wonderful, amazing discovery that was clearly cared for by its several custodians over the centuries. 360 to 385 years old. Not merely a bowl but a work of art. It still rings like a bell and frankly wouldn\'t make this sound if the glaze fissure was a true, structural hairline crack. It won\'t disappoint. Absolutely gorgeous. Very early. Rare.
CONDITION:Fair to Good overall antique condition.There\'s only a single, faint, barely noticeable line in the viscous glaze on the bowl\'s outer interior sill, traveling from the outer glazed edge to the unglazed interior stacking ring. This is not a hairline crack or a structural fissure or break, since it doesn\'t traverse the entire girth of the bowl\'s sidewall and it still rings and chimes like a bell, which it wouldn\'t do, when struck with a fingernail, if it was a true hairline crack.