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A coral-red ground ‘lotus and A small green and aubergine A powder-blue and gilt decorated
peony’ bowl yellow-ground ‘dragon’ dish baluster vase
Daoguang six-character mark and possibly of Kangxi six-character mark and of the period Qianlong six-character mark, 18th or 19th
the period The interior roundel enamelled to the biscuit century
The deep bowl with a slightly everted lip, with two five-clawed dragons contesting a Rising from a flaring footrim up to bulging
decorated with lotus and peony flower heads flaming pearl, the exterior with four groups shoulders, with a short mouth rim, the
amongst a scrolling meander, the tendrils of grapes, all on a yellow-glazed ground the exterior enamelled in gilt with peony amongst
forming a double-gourd motif, all in white on base with a six-character mark in underglaze rockwork and other floral sprays, the shoulder
an iron-red enamel ground. iron-brown. with foliate cartouches and foliate motifs.
12.9cm (5in) diameter 13.1cm (5 1/8in) diam. 33.5cm (13 1/4in) high
£2,000 - 3,000 £800 - 1,200 £1,200 - 1,500
CNY19,000 - 28,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000 CNY7,600 - 11,000 HK$9,500 - 14,000 CNY11,000 - 14,000 HK$14,000 - 18,000
Originating in the Qianlong period this striking For a comparable dish sold in our New Bond 214
reverse-decorated design continued on into Street salerooms, Kangxi mark and of the A doucai ‘lotus’ bowl
the imperial wares of the 19th century. For an period, see Bonhams London 10/11/11 lot Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
identical bowl, Daoguang mark and period, 79. Also, for a pair of similar saucer dishes, The exterior painted in underglaze blue
sold in our New Bond Street sale rooms, see see R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the and enamelled with lotus flowerheads on a
Bonhams 10/11/11 lot 268. Also see another Meiyintang Collection, vol.IV (II), London, scrolling foliate meander, the well similarly
example in the Percival David Foundation 1994, no. 1819. decorated, with lappets encircling the footrim.
collection no. PDF,B.709. 13.6cm (5 3/8in) diam.
£500 - 600
CNY4,700 - 5,700 HK$5,900 - 7,100
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