Famille verte bowl with warriors
Enameled Wares
Property from Various Owners
A famille verte enameled porcelain bowl with figural decoration
Kangxi period
Its wide, canted rim flange painted to both sides with differing flower and leaf scroll bands while a pitched battle between two horsemen takes place on the exterior walls before the watching eyes of a general and two imperial officials in a military encampment, the decoration achieved in richly hued enamels with gilt highlights and the deeply recessed base centered with a double ring drawn in underglaze blue.
8 3/4in (19.5cm) diameter
Sold for US$ 4,375 inc. premium

Category: Asian Art


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