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275 (mark)

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘SILK PRODUCTION’ AND ‘FIELD
TILLING’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED
AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

The bowl is fnely rendered with four scenes, two depicting fgures
tending to rice felds, taken from the ‘Gengzhi tu’ (Pictures of
Tilling and Weaving), and two the processing and weighing of of
silk cocoons. Each scene is accompanied by a poetic descriptive
inscription. The scalloped rim is highlighted in gilt.
7 in. (17.6 cm.) diam.

£1,500-2,500 $2,200-3,500
€1,900-3,200

A similar bowl, however depicting two scenes, was sold at
Christie’s, London, 7 November 2014, lot 633.

清道光 粉彩耕織圖紋碗 礬紅六字篆書款 275

276

A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMEL SPOONS
AND A FAMILLE ROSE SPOON
THE PAIR OF SPOONS WITH DAOGUANG SIX-
CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1821-1850); THE FAMILLE ROSE SPOON
WITH TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK
IN A DOUBLE SQUARE IN IRON-RED AND OF
THE PERIOD (1862-1874)

(mark) The pair of spoons is decorated with prunus and
(mark)
magnolia branches beside birds in fight; the famille

rose spoon is decorated with fve bats, fnger citron and

pomegranate to the underside.

The pair 7¿ in. (8.2 cm.) long (3)

£500-700 $710-990
€630-880

276 清道光及清同治 粉彩花鳥紋湯匙一對
及粉彩五福紋湯匙 一組三件 礬紅六字
楷書款及礬紅雙方框四子篆書款

277 (mark)

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘PRUNUS AND MAGPIE’
BOX AND COVER
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

The cover is decorated with a pair of magpies
perched on fowering branches of prunus
surrounded by chrysanthemum fowers. The
box is painted with branches of prunus and
chrysanthemum.
10 in. (25.6 cm.) diam.

£600-1,000 $850-1,400
€760-1,300

Magpies and prunus form the rebus Xishang
meishao that may be translated as “happiness up
to your eyebrows”.

清光緒 粉彩喜上眉梢紋圓蓋盒 礬 277
紅六字楷書款
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