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GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' BOWLS
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with melons growing from leafy vines and a butterfly resting on one branch next to two smaller butterflies in flight. The mouth rims are highlighted in gilt.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam., wood stands
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with melons growing from leafy vines and a butterfly resting on one branch next to two smaller butterflies in flight. The mouth rims are highlighted in gilt.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam., wood stands
Provenance
The property of a private European collector, assembled in Hong Kong and Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s.
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