A fine yellow-ground famille rose 'medallion' bowl, Shendetang Zhi mark in iron red, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
Lot 3330. A fine yellow-ground famille rose 'medallion' bowl, Shendetang Zhi mark in iron red, Daoguang Period (1821-1850). Estimate: HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000 (USD 10,361 - USD 19,426). Price Realised HKD 275,000 (USD 35,620) © Christie’s Images Limited 2016.
The bowl is finely enamelled on the exterior with four medallions enclosing sprays of chrysanthemums, lingzhi fungus and other flowers, interspersed with auspicious objects, all reserved on a yellow ground. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.), box
Notes: Compare to a nearly identical Qianlong vase in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 235 and another example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Blue-and-White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, CAFA, Book II, 1968, pl. 2.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 November 2016, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall