A very fine doucai 'floral' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period
Lot 243. A very fine doucai 'floral' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period (1821-1850); 14.3cm diam. Estimate HK$ 500,000 - 600,000 (€48,000 - 57,000). Sold for HK$ 600,000 (€ 63,290). Photo courtesy Bonhams.
Finely enamelled and outlined in underglaze-blue on the exterior with six stylised lotus blossoms issuing dense vine scrolls and leafy tendrils, above overlapping leaf and ruyi-head lappets, the base with a six-character Imperial zhuanshu seal mark.
Provenance: Christie's London, 8 December 1986, lot 440
Note: Compare a example of a doucai floral bowl with similar decorative motifs but with a Yongzheng six-character mark, in the Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty. The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.124.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong. 24 Nov 2013 14:00 CST