JIAQING IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BOYS' BOWLS
JIAQING IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Each bowl with gently sloping body towards a short foot rim and slightly everted rim, finely enamelled around the exterior with 'the hundred boys', some in a garden setting holding lanterns, ruyi sceptres and peaches, and lighting firecrackers, while others look out of a palace window
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam. (2)

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Lot Essay

The 'hundred boys' motif expresses the wish for progeny and numerous offspring, while the boys playing with lanterns and lighting firecrackers may suggest that the scene depicted is the Lantern Festival held on the 15th day of the lunar new year.

A very similar single bowl was sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 26 April 2004, lot 1077.

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