A pair of finely enameled famille rose bowls, Republic period (1912-1949)
Lot 1185. A pair of finely enameled famille rose bowls, Republic period (1912-1949); 5 7/8 in. (14.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 519,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
Each bowl has deep rounded sides that flare slightly towards the rim, and is finely decorated on one side with stems of tree peony bearing variously colored blossoms growing amidst asters and spreading above and to the sides of a blue rock below two insects in flight. On the reverse is an inscription in black preceded by a rectangular red seal and followed by two red seals. An apocryphal Yongzheng mark is on the base.
Provenance: Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned 1962.
Literature: The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, p. 80.
Note: A very similar pair of Yongzheng-marked famille rose bowls is illustrated in Yamanaka & Co., Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art, New York, 1943, no. 1170.
Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 21 - 22 March 2013, New York, Rockefeller Center