Details
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL
CIRCA 1750
The exterior richly decorated in enamel colours with chrysanthemum, peony and lingzhi fungus growing beside blue rockwork in a fenced garden, a large grasshopper perched on one branch and a butterfly hovering nearby, the interior with a wide border of scrollwork and flowerheads and with a large spray of blooming vine in the center (large piece and a smaller associated piece out and restuck)--15 5/8in. (39.7cm.) diam.
CIRCA 1750
The exterior richly decorated in enamel colours with chrysanthemum, peony and lingzhi fungus growing beside blue rockwork in a fenced garden, a large grasshopper perched on one branch and a butterfly hovering nearby, the interior with a wide border of scrollwork and flowerheads and with a large spray of blooming vine in the center (large piece and a smaller associated piece out and restuck)--15 5/8in. (39.7cm.) diam.
Provenance
Roberta Pew Bandy, Pennsylvania, grand-daughter of Joseph Newton Pew, founder of Sun Oil