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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF DOUCAI BOWLS
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE
BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The deep, rounded sides are painted on the exterior with a frieze of leafy
meander bearing lotus blossoms framed by the scrolling stems, above a
border of ruyi heads, all within blue line borders.
5æ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
(2)
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE
The Rende Zhai Collection, acquired in Hong Kong, 1949-1959.
Christie’s New York, 23 March 2012, lot 2053.

(marks)
A pair of Daoguang-marked doucai bowls of the same pattern and
comparable size was sold at Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot
1546. Another very similar pair of doucai-decorated bowls was sold at
Christie’s New York, 22 March 2007, lot 348. A further example from the
Edward T. Chow Collection was sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 19 May 1981,
lot 554. Compare, also, the similar bowl sold at Christie’s Hong Kong,
1 June 2011, lot 4002.
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