Lot Essay
The name Huamei comes from the Chinese meaning 'painted eyebrow', referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. They are popular cagebirds as they are well known for their melodious song.
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TONGZHI/EARLY GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908)
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A FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND DISH
TONGZHI/EARLY GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908)
The shallow dish is decorated to the interior with a huamei bird perched on a wisteria branch, above blossoming rose branches growing to one side. The flowering wisteria extends over the rim to the exterior. There is a three-character iron-red inscription to the interior reading, Dayazhai, beside the Tian Di Yi Jia Chun seal mark. All are on a pale turquoise-ground. The base has an iron-red Yong Qing Chang Chun mark.
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diam.
TONGZHI/EARLY GUANGXU PERIOD (1862-1908)
The shallow dish is decorated to the interior with a huamei bird perched on a wisteria branch, above blossoming rose branches growing to one side. The flowering wisteria extends over the rim to the exterior. There is a three-character iron-red inscription to the interior reading, Dayazhai, beside the Tian Di Yi Jia Chun seal mark. All are on a pale turquoise-ground. The base has an iron-red Yong Qing Chang Chun mark.
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diam.
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