Lot 598
  • 598

A DOUCAI MEDALLION BOWL QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

the deep U-shaped body rising from a short straight foot to a gently everted rim, finely painted and enamelled to the exterior with five large tree medallions divided by pomegranate sprays and all above a ruyi band, the base with apocryphal Chenghua mark

Literature

The Tectus Collection. Chinese Ceramics, Stockholm, 1991, pl. 97.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 152.

Condition

The bowl is in good overall condition with the exception of two small rim flakes, fritting and wear to approximately half of the rim, minor firing imperfections and light glaze scratches.
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