Lot Essay
A similar ruby-back famille rose bowl, but lacking the shaped floral panels on the everted rim, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17-18 May 1988, lot 265.
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YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK BOWL
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The interior is decorated with a cluster of peony, peach and finger citron, beneath the everted rim with shaped gilt panels enclosing flowering branches reserved on a diaper border. The exterior is covered with a finely mottled enamel of ruby-pink tone.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) diam.
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The interior is decorated with a cluster of peony, peach and finger citron, beneath the everted rim with shaped gilt panels enclosing flowering branches reserved on a diaper border. The exterior is covered with a finely mottled enamel of ruby-pink tone.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, Head of Private sales, Chinese Works of Art, New York