A PAIR OF JADEITE MUGHAL-STYLE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' BOWLS 20TH CENTURY

each of foliate form, the thin rounded sides rising to a flared mouthrim resting on a short straight foot, the exterior carved with two rows of chrysanthemum petals radiating outward, the interior with a floral head, the bases incised with a Xuanhe nian zhi mark, the translucent stone of a pale celadon with russet streaks (2)

Gift of Mrs. John Gardner Coolidge (d. 1962) for the John Gardner Coolidge Collection, Boston, 13th March 1952 (accession no. 52.305 and 52.306).