Lot Essay
Such ladles were probably used for serving rice or soups. Cf. a green-ground ladle illustrated in Ho Wing Meng, Straits Chinese Ceramics - A Collector's Guide, fig. 17
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK, GUANGXU
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A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE MUSTARD-GREEN-GROUND LADLE
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK, GUANGXU
Finely enamelled with a peony blossom encircled by a border of Buddhist emblem, the handle terminating with a ruyi-shaped pendant enamelled with a phoenix in flight
8½in. (22.5cm.) long
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK, GUANGXU
Finely enamelled with a peony blossom encircled by a border of Buddhist emblem, the handle terminating with a ruyi-shaped pendant enamelled with a phoenix in flight
8½in. (22.5cm.) long