A PAIR OF ENAMELLED 'LANDSCAPE' BOWLS

VARIOUS QING DECORATIONS

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A PAIR OF ENAMELLED 'LANDSCAPE' BOWLS
IRON-RED JIAQING SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD

Each with rounded sides and slightly flaring rim, the exterior enamelled with a continuous landscape, one inscribed Xuting Yanliu (Misty Willow of the Zu Pavilion) and depicting small pavilions among willow trees on islands and a grand bridge crossing a river to a large pavilion, the other inscribed Nanpu Feiyun (The Cloudy Mists of Nanpu) and depicting a tall pagoda and sailing vessels in a lakescape under clouds, the interiors enamelled in iron-red with pine, prunus and citrus in the medallion below a ruyi-head-reserve band around the rim--5¾in. (14.5cm.) diam., box (2)

Lot Essay

A set of ten enamelled bowls depicting famous landscapes and views of Jiangnan was sold in these Rooms, 26 September 1989, lot 748; another such set is recorded by Geng Baochang in Mingqing Cipi Jianding, Qingdai Bufen, p. 137

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