DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A PAIR OF RUBY-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'MEDALLION' BOWLS
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The rounded sides are finely painted with four circular panels depicting figures in riverside landscapes, two in sepia enamels, one en grisaille and the last in full famille rose palette. The panels are reserved on a sgraffiato ruby-red ground adorned with lotus sprays. The interior has a stylised eight-point flowerhead radiating ruyi-heads.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) diam., stand, Japanese wood box (2)

Exhibited

Yamanaka & Co. Ltd., World Ancient Art Exhibition, Osaka, 1932, Catalogue, no. 730

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Lot Essay

A bowl of this pattern in the Palace Museum, Beijing is illustrated in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum, vol. 39, Hong Kong, 1999 p. 242, no. 214. Compare also a bowl in the E.T. Chow Collection sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 159; and another bowl of this pattern sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3115.

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