Chinese porcelain 'Klapmuts' bowl. Blue and white Jingdezhen ware bowl decorated with eight scholars engaged in artistic pursuits. Kangxi mark of six petal flower to base. On a wooden stand with pierced carving one foot missing. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 20 cm