PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A PHILADELPHIA FAMILY
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS
HONGXIAN
Decorated in mirror image in famille rose colors, each with a parrot
on a bamboo perch by a flowering chrysanthemum stem, within a narrow gilt band, the sides of the box and cover glazed in pale peach enlivened by gilt floral medallions, the rims and footring encircled with trellis pattern, four-character mark, fu shou ruyi, in iron-red within a square on the base--9¼in. (24.5cm.) diam. (2)
HONGXIAN
Decorated in mirror image in famille rose colors, each with a parrot
on a bamboo perch by a flowering chrysanthemum stem, within a narrow gilt band, the sides of the box and cover glazed in pale peach enlivened by gilt floral medallions, the rims and footring encircled with trellis pattern, four-character mark, fu shou ruyi, in iron-red within a square on the base--9¼in. (24.5cm.) diam. (2)