Casgliadau Arlein

A blue and white tea bowl. The rim is decorated with crosses and linear marks, there is an inner circle which is the same design. On the exterior ther is a tree with stones and grasses. It comes from the Ch'ing Dynasty from the Nanking Cargo of the Dutch East Indian 'The Geldermaisen', sunk in January 1752. There is a Christie's Lot sticker which depicts a koi carp with 'The Nanking Cargo' underneath.