Lot 38
38
A DOUCAI MEDALLION BOWL
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A DOUCAI MEDALLION BOWL

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

Details
A DOUCAI MEDALLION BOWL
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The flared sides are intricately decorated to the exterior with roundels of fruiting trees separated by branches of pomegranate, above a lappet border to the foot.
6 in. (15.2 cm.)
Provenance
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
With Sidney L Moss, 81 Davies St., London.

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Lot Essay

Bowls with this design are based on Kangxi period (1662-1722) prototypes, such as one in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 216, no. 197. See a Qianlong example, sold at Christie's New York, 13-14 September 2012, lot 1175.

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