Lot Essay
An identical bowl is illustrated by S. Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1987, pl. CXII; while two pairs of cups of this design include one from the Weishaupt collection, illustrated by G. Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, no. 54; and the other sold in these Rooms, 28 November 2005, lot 1367. These bowls and cups form part of a service made at the Imperial factories to celebrate the marriage of one of the Daoguang Emperor's daughters to a Mongolian prince of the Tumed banner in 1842.