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二 26. Pair of Imperial doucai deep bowls with straight upright sides each thinly potted and decorated with five circular
十 medallions of tree peony on green leafy branches, the blooms in iron-red, yellow, aubergine and pale green enamels, all
六 between underglaze blue-lines, the interior with a further single-bloom medallion within a double ring.

14.3cm diameter.
御 The bases with six-character marks of Kangxi within double rings in underglaze blue and of the period, 1662-1722.
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闘 • Formerly in an important New York private collection.
彩 • An identical bowl in the Qing Court collection is illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The
團 Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum, Beijing, Volume 38, no. 203, p. 222.
花 • The inspiration for this design is taken from Chenghua Imperial wares, several related designs are illustrated by the
紋 National Palace Museum, Taiwan, in their 2003 catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch’eng-Hua Porcelain Ware,
盌 1465-1487, no. 151, p. 157 & nos. 161/167, pp. 162-165.
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