Lot Essay
Cf. with a smaller pair of Xu Shun Chang-marked bowls and covers sold in these Rooms, 25 March 1995, lots 74 and 75.
IRON-RED GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
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A RARE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND 'IN AND OUT' BOWL AND COVER
IRON-RED GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely enamelled to the interior of both the bowl and cover with the flowers of the four seasons around the central crane medallion, repeated to the exterior with further butterflies reserved on a rich pink ground, the borders with Buddhist Emblems alternating with lotus blooms, shallow glaze chip to rim
6¾in. (17.4cm.) diam.
IRON-RED GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely enamelled to the interior of both the bowl and cover with the flowers of the four seasons around the central crane medallion, repeated to the exterior with further butterflies reserved on a rich pink ground, the borders with Buddhist Emblems alternating with lotus blooms, shallow glaze chip to rim
6¾in. (17.4cm.) diam.