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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR
1809
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND BOWLS
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND
OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with four medallions enclosing the
characters fo ri chang ming (may the light of Buddha shine eternally) in blue
enamel and reserved on a pink diaper ground, alternating with lotus scroll
supporting vajras painted in iron red, all reserved on a bright yellow ground.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) diam., cloth box
(2)
$100,000-150,000

PROVENANCE
Chung-kit Fok Collection, Hong Kong.
The use of the phrase fo ri chang ming is particularly well-suited to the strong
Buddhist iconography, such as the lotus and vajras, that decorate these
bowls.
A pair of Jiaqing-marked bowls of the same size and design is illustrated in
Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989,
p. 120, no. 83. Another pair with similar decoration and of the same size, but
with Daoguang marks, was sold at Christie’s London, 13 May 2014, lot 306.
清嘉慶 黃地粉彩「佛日常明」盌一對 六字篆書款

(inscription on box)

(bases)
30808
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