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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND MEDALLION BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1821-1850)

清道光 粉彩胭脂紅地開光風景人物紋小碗 礬紅六字篆書款

The bowl is decorated to the exterior with four medallions enclosing fgures in
landscape scenes, all surrounded by elaborate foral scrolls on a ruby ground.
The interior is enamelled to the centre with an open fower head encircled by
peonies and peaches on leafy scrolling foliage.

4æ in. (12.1 cm.) diam.

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100

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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 粉彩花鳥紋大瓶

The vase is decorated to the baluster body and cylindrical neck with various
birds comprising phoenix, mandarin ducks, doves and butterfies and crickets
amongst a dense pattern of lotus, peony, fnger citron and peach, divided by
bands of endless knots with jewels at the neck, shoulder and foot. There is an
apocryphal Hongwu mark to the base in blue enamel.

35Ω in. (90 cm.) high

£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800

PROVENANCE:

A private European collection.

來源: 歐洲私人珍藏

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