DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), 'BARAGON TUMED' MARKS IN MONGOLIAN SCRIPT IN IRON-RED ENAMEL

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BARAGON' TUMED BOWLS
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), 'BARAGON TUMED' MARKS IN MONGOLIAN SCRIPT IN IRON-RED ENAMEL
Each bowl has a flared rim and is enameled to the exterior with the Buddhist emblems of the 'Seven Regal Treasures', including the Wheel of the Law, elephant, horse, jewel, a male deity, the Minister, and the General, within leaf-shaped panels. The foot and mouth rims are decorated with shou characters alternating with the Eight Buddhist Emblems.
4 1/8 in. (10.6 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Private Swedish Collection.

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Lot Essay

The 'Baragon Tumed' mark on the base identifies the bowl as part of a service made at the imperial factories to celebrate the marriage of one of the Daoguang emperor's daughters to a Mongolian prince of the Tumed Banner in 1842.

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