Lot Essay
See a similarly decorated bowl in the British Museum, illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1970, pl. 82B.
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DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
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A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, supported on a short foot. The exterior is painted in bright shades of cobalt-blue with sanskrit characters interspersed with leaf-shaped panels of foliage. The interior is similarly decorated, with further sanskrit characters encircling the mouth.
7 ? in. (18.1 cm.) diam.
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, supported on a short foot. The exterior is painted in bright shades of cobalt-blue with sanskrit characters interspersed with leaf-shaped panels of foliage. The interior is similarly decorated, with further sanskrit characters encircling the mouth.
7 ? in. (18.1 cm.) diam.
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