DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A FINE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND 'MEDALLION' BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The rounded sides finely painted with four circular panels depicting figures in riverside landscapes, two in sepia enamels, one en grisaille and the last in full famille rose palette, all on a sgraffiato ruby-red ground adorned with lotus sprays, the interior with a stylised eight-point flowerhead radiating ruyi-heads
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection

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Lot Essay

A bowl of this pattern in the Palace Museum, Beijing is illustrated in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum, vol. 39, Hong Kong, 1999 p. 242, no. 214. Compare also a bowl in the E.T. Chow Collection sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 159 and a bowl of this pattern from the Fonthill Heirlooms sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 December 1977, lot 696.

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