The bowl is decorated with two figures in a sampan amongst pavilions and trees in a mountainous river landscape. The rim is decorated with ruyi heads, and the foot with a geometric band. The bowl is titled, dated summer of 1959, and signed Wu Guojun, with one iron red seal reading 'Guojun'.
Provenance: the base with a label reading 'Jiangxi Ceramics Imp & Exp Corporation; Art no. B0019'
Catalogue notes: Jiangxi Ceramics Import and Export Corporation was a company that began in 1956. It is based in Jingdezhen and deals with the import and international export of ceramics and light commodities.