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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'BUTTERFLY AND XI' LARGE BOWLS AND A 'BUTTERFLY' BOWL
THE PAIR OF BOWLS: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)THE 'BUTTERFLY' BOWL: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'BUTTERFLY AND XI' LARGE BOWLS AND A 'BUTTERFLY' BOWL
THE PAIR OF BOWLS: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
THE 'BUTTERFLY' BOWL: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The pair of bowls are finely decorated with four gilt xi characters separated by butterflies in flight, all against a lemon-yellow ground. The single bowl is delicately enamelled with a multitude of butterflies, some decorated in iron-red and highlighted in gilt, all against a bright egg-yolk-yellow ground.
The largest, 7 ¾ in.(19.7 cm.) diam.
THE PAIR OF BOWLS: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
THE 'BUTTERFLY' BOWL: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The pair of bowls are finely decorated with four gilt xi characters separated by butterflies in flight, all against a lemon-yellow ground. The single bowl is delicately enamelled with a multitude of butterflies, some decorated in iron-red and highlighted in gilt, all against a bright egg-yolk-yellow ground.
The largest, 7 ¾ in.(19.7 cm.) diam.
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department