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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ BOWL 清康熙 青花折枝花果紋笠式花口盌
MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI 《大清康熙年製》款
of conical form, the wide flaring sides rising from a short
foot to a hexalobed rim, freely painted to the exterior with
detached fruiting sprays of pomegranate, cherry, finger
citron, peach, loquat and grape vines, above leafy sprays of
flowering camellia, peony, lotus, rose, chrysanthemum and
prunus, skirted by a classic scroll band around the foot, the
interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing
flowering and fruiting peaches, surrounded by detached
composite floral sprays on the cavetto, below leafy branches
of further flowers at the rim, the base inscribed with a six-
character reign mark within a double circle
22.5 cm, 8⅞ in.
HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,500-38,300

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