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A RARE PINK-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE
SGRAFFIATO ‘MEDALLION’ BOWL
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot
to a slightly ß ared rim, the exterior enameled
with four roundels enclosing ß owers, trees,
and rockwork, divided by stylized lotus sprays,
all reserved on a light pink sgra! ato ground,
the interior painted in underglaze blue with
a central medallion enclosing a rabbit in a
landscape, encircled by four composite ß oral
sprays at the cavetto, the base with a six-
character seal mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Acquired from a descendant of R.J. Reynolds
(1850 – 1918).
Compare Jiaqing ‘medallion’ bowls of this
type, but with varying color grounds and ß oral
designs, such as a blue-ground bowl with ß oral
medallions interspersed by ß ower blossoms
of a di" erent design, in the Palace Museum,
Beijing, published in The Complete Collection
161 of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains
with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille-
Rose Decoration, vol. 29, Hong Kong, 1999,
pl. 183; and a ruby-ground bowl from Fulbeck
Hall, Lincolnshire, sold in our London rooms,
13th November 2002, lot 154.
$ 15,000-20,000
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A RUBY-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE
SGRAFFIATO ‘MEDALLION’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

the deep rounded sides supported on a narrow
straight foot and rising to a gently everted rim,
brightly enameled with four circular reserves
enclosing ‘antiques’, ß owers and lanterns,
against a reddish-pink sgra! ato ground with
ß oral sprays, the interior with four beribboned
lanterns and a central stylized medallion in
underglaze blue, the base with an underglaze
blue six-character seal mark
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.8 cm

$ 5,000-7,000
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