PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE `BAJIXIANG' BOWLS

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' BOWLS
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each bowl is decorated with the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' ribbon-tied and arranged in pairs between borders of iron-red key fret and upright ruyi heads.
4 ¼ in. (10.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herzman Collection.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1980.

Lot Essay

This decorative pattern was first seen on Qianlong-period bowls, and reproduced during successive reigns. A similar pair of Qianlong-marked `bajixiang' bowls was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2016, lot 3355.

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