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Lot Essay
Each bowl is finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot. The exterior is covered with a vibrant ruby-red enamel, the interior is finely decorated with a blooming peony spray.
Compare to a similar bowl from the Meiyintang Collection, however, decorated with fruits to the interior, illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, no.957, later sold at Guardian Beijing, 27 June 2022, lot 2815; compare also a pair of ruby-red ground cups painted with three flower buds to the interior, from the J. M. Hu Collection, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes – The Zande Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 16; and a tea bowl decorated with prunus to the interior, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3015.
Compare to a similar bowl from the Meiyintang Collection, however, decorated with fruits to the interior, illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, no.957, later sold at Guardian Beijing, 27 June 2022, lot 2815; compare also a pair of ruby-red ground cups painted with three flower buds to the interior, from the J. M. Hu Collection, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes – The Zande Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 16; and a tea bowl decorated with prunus to the interior, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3015.