The Property of a Gentleman
A famille rose 'medallion' bowl
Daoguang seal mark and probably of the period
The exterior enamelled with four roundels enclosing the love-story scenes of Niulang (the Cowherd) and Zhinu (the Girl Weaver) within gilt borders, all reserved on a densely-engraved pale blue ground brightly enamelled with cloud scrolls, the interior with an underglaze-blue scene of the reunion of the couple surrounded by flying magpies, box and cover. 15.1cm (6in) diam. (3).
The exterior enamelled with four roundels enclosing the love-story scenes of Niulang (the Cowherd) and Zhinu (the Girl Weaver) within gilt borders, all reserved on a densely-engraved pale blue ground brightly enamelled with cloud scrolls, the interior with an underglaze-blue scene of the reunion of the couple surrounded by flying magpies, box and cover. 15.1cm (6in) diam. (3).
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY 28,000 - 46,000
HK$ 35,000 - 58,000
CNY 28,000 - 46,000
HK$ 35,000 - 58,000
Footnotes
- 或清道光 藍地軋道開光粉彩山水人物圖碗 青花「大清道光年製」篆書款
Provenance: an English private collection, acquired prior to 1978 and thence by descent. The father of the present owner was stationed in Shanghai in the 1930s with the British Army and it is possible that he obtained the bowl at that time.
A medallion bowl of similar design and colour is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, no.668-1903.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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