Object Description
Kangxi 1662-1722 Chinese 18th century blue and white bowl painted with the Amazon Hunting Pattern. This shows a woman and attendants in pursuit of a hare in a landscape setting. The hare in some is killed by an arrow and others like in this scene the hare escapes.
The pattern is found on bowls and plates and all of them show fantastic expressions on the horses.
The inside is painted with a river landscape with a moored fishing boat and a retreat on the bank of the river by the boat.
The base is painted with a double circle around a ding mark.