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十 40. A Chinese imperial porcelain famille rose, falangcai, ruby-ground graviata bowl painted on the exterior with four medallions, each

御 containing a mountainous river landscape relating to the four seasons, with figures, bridges and pavilions, between stylised sprays
製
胭 of tree peony amongst scrolling branches, with a single prunus flowerhead above hydrangeas, all on a deep ruby carved feather
脂 arabesque ground, the interior with a stylised gilt and iron-red flowerhead with ruyi-head points between blue flowers.
5 ⅞ inches, 15 cm diameter.

紅 Six-character sealmark of Jiaqing in underglaze blue and of the period, 1796-1820.

地

軋 • Formerly in an English private collection, handed down for three generations.

道 • Two Qianlong examples of this pattern and a Daoguang version are illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of The

琺 Palace Museum, Beijing, Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel and Famille Rose Decoration, vol. 39, nos. 103/4 & 214, pp. 119/20,
瑯 120 & 242 respectively.
彩
開 • A pair of Jaiqing mark and period ruby ground graviata bowls with ‘ Hundred Antiques’ decoration were included by Marchant
光 in their Recent Acquisitions catalogue, 2008, no. 43, pp. 96/7, and a Daoguang yellow-ground version of this pattern was
山 included by Marchant in their Recent Acquisitions catalogue, 2010, no. 59, pp. 106/7.

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盌

清
嘉
慶

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