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A RUBY-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE PROVENANCE
SGRAFFIATO ‘MEDALLION’ BOWL Christie’s New York, 20th-21st March 1997,
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK AND lot 401.
PERIOD
$ 10,000-15,000
the deep rounded sides supported on a short
foot, the exterior with four medallions intricately 1997 3 20 21 401
enameled with various antiques and scholar
objects, interspersed with oral sprays, all
reserved against a ruby sgra ato ground incised
with feathery scrolls, the interior decorated
in shaded tones of cobalt-blue with a stylized
central medallion encircled by four large lanterns
at the cavetto, the base with a six-character seal
mark in underglaze blue
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm
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