Finely preserved Chinese porcelain in a shallow vessel, with rounded cavetto rising to form the raised sides. The bowl has a slightly flared rim and rests upon a ring footed base. The exterior decorated with hand painting in Sancai design over a centrally carved flowering vegetation shooting forth from a vase. Three glaze Sancai with alternating symbols around the cusp of the bowl. The immaculate porcelain body covered with a characteristic silky glaze, pooling on the base slightly veiling the mark.Mark on under-base, a six incised script -KaiShu- characters enclosed within yellow underglaze ring, Made in The Years of Wanli Reign Period of Great Ming.Measurements: Height: 1-3/8" Diameter: 7-1/8"PROVENANCE:From the estate and inheritance of Cecil Knight Jr. (1933- 2017). He was gifted these items from his parents who had lived abroad in the late 1800s. Cecil Knight Sr. professional experience was in foreign property acquisition for major corporations, trips to find and evaluate a piece of property often would take 6 months or more. This time while in foreign countries also allowed the couple to search out and collect highly sought after rare and unique antiques that they would bring back as gifts for his family members and add into their private collection. Over many years they had collected more than 240 Chinese items as well as almost 1,500 European works of art and treasures.