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A SET OF TEN FAMILLE ROSE NESTING BOWLS AN UNUSUAL DOUCAI OVOID JAR
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820) 18TH CENTURY
The set of ten is fnely painted in famille rose enamels with scenes One side is decorated with a scene of a scholar seated at a table set with a
of ladies, oficials, and attendants, engaged in various leisurely pursuits. scroll box, a vase holding a prunus branch, a piece of paper and a candle, its
fame blowing sideways as the inspiration he has been hoping for appears
Largest 4¡ in. (11.3 cm.) diam.
(10) in the form of Kuixing, the demon manifestation of the god of Literature,
seen approaching in a cloud to one side. The reverse is decorated with a
$12,000-18,000 chrysanthemum stem bearing three blossoms.
7Ω in. (19 cm.) high
清乾隆/嘉靖 粉彩人物故事圖嵌套碗一組十件
$10,000-15,000

Kuixing, the God of Successful Examinations and Literature, is often
represented as a demon or ghost, in reference to the radicals that
combine to form the the frst character of his name: gui (‘ghost’),
and dou (‘ladle’ or ‘dipper’).
清十八世紀 鬥彩魁星點斗圖罐

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