Chinese Export famille rose soup bowl Persian Market, late 18th century
upswept rim decorated with alternating cartouches encasing floral sprays and diaper designs on a puce diaper ground centering gilt chain motif and floral framed medallion containing Arabic script.
Dia.8"

Provenance: Purchased from Mildred Mottahedeh in the 1970s.
Property from an Ohio private collection.

Literature: Nadler, Daniel. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN WITH ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS. New York: Magazine Antiques, March 2000.