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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ 清嘉慶 黃地粉彩開光嬰戲圖圓盒一對 礬紅六字篆書款
CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS 來源
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE 巴黎私人珍藏，入藏於 1980 年代
PERIOD (1796-1820) 香港佳士得，2015 年 6 月 3 日，拍品 3255 號
Each domed cover is decorated to the centre with a roundel
enclosing a scene with children at play on a garden terrace,
including two boys chasing quails. The sides of the box and cover
are enamelled with lotus scrolls, all reserved on a yellow ground,
and the interior enamelled in turquoise.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) diam. (2)
HK$260,000-400,000 US$34,000-52,000

PROVENANCE (marks)
A Parisian private collection, acquired in the 1980s
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3255
During the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, there was a considerable
demand for vessels painted around the body with children. It is unusual
to find pieces with this decoration on a small scale. Compare the small
Jiaqing-marked famille rose hexafoil jar and cover from the Robert
Chang Collection, also painted with a scene of boys on a small scale,
exhibited at Christie's London, An Exhibition of Important Chinese
Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, 2-14 June 1993, Catalogue
no. 98; and sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2203.

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