DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND 'MEDALLION' BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
With a slightly flared mouth rim rising from rounded sides and a short straight foot, the exterior finely decorated with four medallions enclosing figures in landscapes, one en grisaille, two with sepia and pale enamels, and one with rose-verte enamels, all surrounded by floral sprays reserved on a ruby sgraffiato ground, the interior with a stylised flower head emanating eight ruyi heads interspersed by blue leaves
6 7/8 in.(15 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

See a similar example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum, vol.39, Hong Kong, 1999 p. 242, no. 214. Several similar bowls have previously been sold at auction, including one from the E.T. Chow Collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong 25 November 1980, lot 159; another one from the Fonthill Heirlooms, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong 2 December 1977, lot 696; and one sold in our Hong Kong rooms 29 May 2007, lot 1510.

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