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3224 A RUBY-GROUND FAMILLE
ROSE ‘LANTERN’ MEDALLION
3223 (mark) 3224 (mark) BOWL

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK
IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1821-1850)

The bowl is finely enamelled and gilt with
the fengdeng, the ‘Lanterns of Abundance’,
within four medallions divided by foral
sprays reserved on a ruby-ground. The
interior is painted in underglaze blue
with four be-ribboned canopied flasks,
surrounding a central medallion radiating
four flowering plants alternating with
insects suspending bejewelled ruyi-heads.
5 ‰ in. (14.8 cm.) diam.

HK$150,000-250,000
US$20,000-32,000

3224

A FINE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-
GROUND BOWL

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK
IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1821-1850)

The bowl is finely enamelled on the
exterior with three lemon-yellow ground
panels, each enclosing a broad blossoming
peony framed by foliate scrolls and
connected by the slender stems bearing
three smaller blue flowerheads amidst
further leafy foliage, all reserved on a rich
coral ground. The interiors and bases are
covered with a transparent glaze.
4 º in. (11 cm.) diam.

HK$300,000-400,000
US$39,000-52,000

PROVENANCE

A French private collection

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