DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), BAOSHANZHAI ZHI IRON-RED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK

A Qianlong bowl of this design was included in the Chinese University of Hong Kong exhibition Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Catalogue, no. 105.

Two lotus blossoms on one stem provides the rebus for bingdi tongxin, 'May you have a harmonious marriage and share the same ideals'.