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A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period image 1
A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period image 2
A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period image 3
A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period image 4
A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period image 5
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A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL
Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period

15 May 2025, 11:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'FO RI CHANG MING' BOWL

Qianlong four character mark and probably of the period
Finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a gently flared rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with four roundels, each enclosing a character against a diaper ground forming the phrase fo ri chang ming (the light of Buddha shines eternally), interspersed with stylised lotus blossoms borne on meandering stems issuing further flowers, the base with a four-character mark in cobalt blue within a double square. 11.5cm (4 2/3in) diam.

Footnotes

清乾隆 黃地粉彩「佛日常明」碗
青花「乾隆年製」楷書款

Provenance: an English private collection

來源: 英國私人收藏

According to the archives of the Zaobanchu, on the 22nd day of the 12th month in the first year of the Qianlong reign (1736), the Emperor issued an edict approving the design featuring the inscription 'The sun of Buddha shines eternally' 佛日常明 fo ri chang ming on a yellow-ground with blue Tibetan floral patterns, calling for the production of both large and small dishes, as well as large and small bowls, following this design. See The Archives of the Imperial Workshop of the Qing Imperial Household Department, vol.7, Beijing, 2007, p.207. See a similar yellow-ground famille rose 'fo ri chang ming' bowl, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, illustrated by Chen Shilong, Lidai ciqi shoucang he jianshang, Changsha, 2017, p.202.

The style of the present famille rose fo ri chang ming bowl became an established form of the Imperial kilns and continued to be produced through the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns. A related bowl with similar decoration, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, is illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.378. See also a very similarly decorated Daoguang bowl in the Simon Kwan collection, illustrated in Imperial porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, p.65, no.39.

Compare with a similar pair of fo ri chang ming bowls, Qianlong four-character marks and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 November 2024, lot 27

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