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五 58. Imperial fencai ruby-ground medallion bowl of shallow form with gently flared rim, painted on the exterior with
十 four roundels of agricultural pursuits, geng zhi tu, including planting and ploughing a field, fishing, carrying produce
八 and farming, with gilt borders on a bright ruby ground, stylised flowerheads, leaves and branches, the interior with a

central flowerhead medallion encircled by peaches, flowerheads and interlocked ruyi, the rim with a band of iron-red
御 flowerheads on a continuous leafy branch.
製 12cm diameter.
胭 The base with six-character sealmark of Daoguang in iron-red and of the period, 1821-1850.
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紅 • From the collection of Wing Commander Whitaker.
地 • Sold by Bluett & Son, 20th August 1959.
開 • The inspiration for this shape of bowl is the famous Kangxi shallow imperial bowls with four-character blue and pink
光 enamel marks. Four bowls of this type in The National Place Museum, Taiwan, are illustrated by Michel Beurdeley
粉 and Guy Raindre in Qing Porcelain, Famille Verte and Famille Rose, 1987, p. 132, pl. 189.
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