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A FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWL
340 Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
142 | BONHAMS The finely potted cup with gently flaring sides, brightly enamelled to
the exterior with two conversing scholars sitting cross-legged by a
riverbank and admiring a waterfall.
7cm (2 3/4in) diam.

£4,000 - 5,000
CNY39,000 - 48,000
HK$47,000 - 59,000

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A GILT-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE QUATREFOIL BOWL AND
COVER
Iron red Qianlong sealmark and possibly of the period
Enamelled around the exterior of the bowl and cover with six female
Immortals on log rafts amidst foaming waves, beside mythical beasts
and amongst auspicious objects, the interior, base and cover rim
interior enamelled turquoise reserved around the iron red seal marks.
13cm (5.1/8in) diam. (2).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700
HK$5,900 - 9,400

For a similar bowl, dated Jiaqing, see G. Avitabile, From the Dragon’s
Treasure, London 1987, pl. 30; see another, also dated Jiaqing, in G.
Lang, The Powell-Cotton Collection of Chinese Ceramics, London
1988, p.34, pl. 43. For a comparable bowl and cover, dated Jiaqing,
see Christie’s, New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1561.