Page 15 - Davies Collection of Chinese Porcelain

Catalogue

of the

George R. Davies Collection

of

Old Chinese Porcelains

A1 . deep bowl decorated with a group of guelder roses, hawthorn blossom and

foliage; at the side is a branch of the hawthorn tree on which a bird is perched, and
at the back are two small flying birds with blue bodies. Inside the lip are sprays of

various flowers. The whole in rich famille-verte colourings. Kang-He period.

Diameter 7^ inches.

A2. deep bowl with slightly expanding rim, decorated with formal sprays of lotus

flowers; near the foot is a broad archaic band. The interior is similarly decorated

with the addition of a border of Grecian key design on the rim. The whole in blue

Aon a rich green background. very rare example. Six character mark in double

ring. Kang-He period. Diameter yf inches.

3. Circular bowl with flange lip, decorated with four panels of various shapes,
one containing a kylin with cub, the next a landscape, the third, two birds
perched upon a rock from which flowers are issuing, and the fourth a landscape

with view of a lake. Round the rim is a deep band containing a trellis design on

which are butterflies and flowers, and inside is a broad band similarly treated but
on a pale seeded green background intersected with four small reserves containing
flowers and insects. At the bottom is a branch of the peach tree with fruit, and in
the centre the figure of a rat. All in rich famille-verte colourings. Kang-He period.
Diameter 7^ inches.