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A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND BOWL                                         A FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE BOWL
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD             DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED WITHIN A SQUARE
(1796-1820)                                                               AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

The exterior of the bowl is decorated with four circular medallions,      The bowl has chamfered corners and each side is decorated with a
each containing one of the four characters wan shou wu jiang              lotus blossom surrounded by leafy tendrils within an archaistic dragon
(‘boundless longevity’), surrounded by stylized lotus blooms on leafy     panel interlocked with a bat and a ruyi head, all reserved on a pink
scrolls. The interior of the bowl is decorated in iron red in the center  ground and below a gilded mouth rim.
with a shou character roundel surrounded by fve bats (wufu).              6¬ in. (16.3 cm.) wide, box
5æ in. (14.6 cm.) diam.
                                                                          $10,000-15,000
$10,000-12,000
                                                                          清道光 粉紅地粉彩拐子龍開光蓮紋倭角方盌
清嘉慶 黃地粉彩「萬壽無疆」盌 礬紅六字篆書款                                                   礬紅方框四字篆書款

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