A Chinese blue and white scholars bowl with gently flared rim,

A Chinese blue and white 'scholars' bowl with gently flared rim, the exterior finely painted with scholars on garden terraces, the interior with a medallion of a seated scholar below a band of shaped panels of peaches reserved on a lattice ground, six-character Chenghua mark within double circles, Kangxi period, 20.5cm [small filled chip to rim] and wood stand.