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

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A FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-GROUND 'MEDALLION' BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides, with a short foot rising to a flared rim. The exterior is finely enamelled with four panels enclosing chrysanthemum flowers, interspersed with stylised floral sprays reserved on a sgraffiato pale-blue ground. The interior is painted in cobalt blue to depict a central medallion containing flowering branches of peony and chrysanthemum, surrounded by four groups of chrysanthemum sprays.
5 ? in. (14.9 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 2063.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

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Lot Essay

Compare this to a Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820) blue-ground medallion bowl in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 39 - Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 207, no. 183.

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