Six Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Provincial Shallow Bowls

Ming dynasty (1368-1644), bluish white glaze with blue underglaze, abstract lattice motifs around the interior of the bowl, two unglazed rings around the center encircling an abstract Chinese character on a glazed surface.

Diameter 11.25 in.

Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina

General wear and discoloration consistent with age; one bowl with hairline crack to underside of rim; two bowls with fretting or glaze defect with some loss to rim; three bowls with some black substance to small areas.