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Lot Essay
The four-character mark may be translated as 'made in the Hall of Good Festivity'. A famille rose mille fleurs saucer dish bearing this mark formed part of the exhibition: 'Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics', a collaborative exhibition from the Percival David Foundation and the Victoria and Albert Museum, November 1998 - May 1999. no. 50. in the catalogue. The author M. Wilson, notes that numerous porcelains exist bearing this mark, their dates ranging from Yongzheng to Daoguang reigns. She further speculates that a cup marked Qingyi Tang Zhi and a pair of saucers marked Yanghe Tang reputed by a studio name adopted by the Qianlong emperor, may support the view that the Qingyi Tang was also a hall in the Forbidden City.
The production of various porcelains for use in that hall over numerous decades would explain the ranging dates of such pieces.
The treatment of the water is reminiscent of the 'fallen flowers being carried away by the flowing water' design found on Kanxgi famille verte bowls and a flask in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in the Catalogue, section 5, no. A733.
The production of various porcelains for use in that hall over numerous decades would explain the ranging dates of such pieces.
The treatment of the water is reminiscent of the 'fallen flowers being carried away by the flowing water' design found on Kanxgi famille verte bowls and a flask in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in the Catalogue, section 5, no. A733.