Details
The bowl has canted corners and each side is decorated with a panel enclosing lotus, chrysanthemum, prunus and peony, the Flowers of the Four Seasons. The underside with an apocryphal Xuande mark
712 in. (19 cm.) wide


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In Chinese art, lotus represents summer, chrysanthemum stands for autumn, prunus for winter and peony symbolises spring.
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