Lot Essay
The idiom wan shou wu jiang can be translated as 'ten thousand years of boundless longevity'.
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DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BOWLS
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior of the deep sides with four roundels enclosing the characters wan shou wu jiang, surrounded by lotus scrolls below a band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang. The interior is decorated with a central roundel containing a stylised shou character encircled by a further band of emblems.
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior of the deep sides with four roundels enclosing the characters wan shou wu jiang, surrounded by lotus scrolls below a band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang. The interior is decorated with a central roundel containing a stylised shou character encircled by a further band of emblems.
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Property of a Nordic Gentleman.
Brought to you by
Leila de vos van Steenwijk