GUANGXU IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

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A FINE YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION BOWL
GUANGXU IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The bowl is potted with deep curved sides rising to a straight rim, enamelled in bright tones with four roundels containing vases with auspicious flowers and ears of grain, beside lanterns and precious objects outlined in gilt and reserved on a yellow ground with fruiting and flowering gourd vines. The white-ground interior has similar dense designs to the exterior. Both inner and outer rims are encircled by keyfret.
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

An English private collection

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Lot Essay

The lantern and ears of grain form the rebus, Wugu fengdeng, 'May there be a bumper harvest of the five grains'. An almost identical pair dating to the late 19th century, formerly in the Pope Collection, is illustrated by G. Lang, The Powell-Cotton Collection of Chinese Ceramics, England, 1988, p. 57, no. 66.

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