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propertY From a north amerICan prIVate exquisitely painted in soft yet vibrant enamels, (1862-1874) reigns, these artists emulated on
CoLLeCtIon bowls of this type are very rare and no other porcelain the style of the Yuan dynasty painter
A PAIR OF FINE AND RARE FAMILLE closely related example appears to have been huang Gongwang (1269-1354). the influence of
ROSE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BOWLS published. huang’s style is clearly displayed on these bowls
through the rendering of distant peaks, and the
XIANFENG MARKS AND PERIOD the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen were destroyed use of vertical and horizontal texture strokes for
in 1855 during the taiping rebellion, and were
each with steep rounded walls rising from a not rebuilt until 1866, during the Xianfeng trees and rocks.
short spreading foot to a slightly flared rim, reign (1850-1961), allowing for a mere four a Xianfeng mark and period jardinière painted
finely painted to the exterior with a pavilion years of activity. porcelain ware from this reign with brighter enamels displaying a similar
nestled in a mountain ridge within a grove of is therefore relatively rare, and displays the rendering of distant mountains, in the palace
trees, the blue-tinged mountains spotted with aesthetic taste that prevailed both at court and museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete
wutong, maple and pine trees over flowering among the literati and merchant classes, whom Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum.
plants, four pavilions nestled along the river the commercial kilns traditionally catered to. It Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration
bank, two boatmen plying the waters, the base is in this period that skilled and highly educated and Famille Rose Decoration, hong Kong, 1999,
inscribed with a six-character mark in iron red porcelain artists began developing a new style pl. 220. see a similarly painted dish, included
(2) of painting, later known as the qianjiang style. in the oriental Ceramic society of hong
Diameter 4¾ in., 12.2 cm headed by Cheng men (1833-before 1908), who Kong exhibition Ch’ing Polychrome Porcelain,
was active between the Xianfeng and tongzhi hong Kong, 1977, cat. no. 112, that was sold

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