Small white porcelain bowl enamelled in blue underglaze with birds, flowers and fruits, China, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566) Decorated on the outside with birds perched on branches of pomegranate trees bearing flowers and fruits between which insects fly. The inside is decorated with a flower surrounded by foliage and around the rim a band with peonies, chrysanthemums and small insects. Jiajing mark with six characters in kaishu in a double blue circle at the base. Height : 7 cm ; diameter : 13 cm Small crack and tiny chip. 明 嘉靖- 青花花榴虫鸟纹小碗 款：大明嘉靖年制 Paris private collection - lots 78 to 127, 219 and 220