Lot Essay
Compare a bowl of identical design and size in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated in Kangxi Yongzheng Qianlong, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 202, pl. 31.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A DOUCAI FLORAL MEDALLION BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A DOUCAI FLORAL MEDALLION BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD
The bowl is potted with wide flaring sides, finely enamelled to the exterior with four medallions, each enclosing peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, plum blossoms and associated leaves, and separated by floral scrolls. The interior is decorated with another medallion of two multi-coloured butterflies amongst flowers, encircled by two circles in underglaze-blue.
8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD
The bowl is potted with wide flaring sides, finely enamelled to the exterior with four medallions, each enclosing peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, plum blossoms and associated leaves, and separated by floral scrolls. The interior is decorated with another medallion of two multi-coloured butterflies amongst flowers, encircled by two circles in underglaze-blue.
8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s from Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo
Brought to you by
Nick Wilson
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