Lot 914. Property from the Dawentang Collection. A superb pair of famille rose pink-enamelled ‘Peony’ bowls, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 10.5 cm diam. Price realised HKD 1,778,000 (Estimate HKD 1,200,000 – HKD 2,500,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

Provenance: Collection of H. M. Knight

Sold at Sotheby's London, 12 May 1970, lot 114

Collection of E.T. Hall, nos. 377 and 378

Sold at Christie's London, The E.T. Hall Collection of Chinese Monochrome Porcelains, 7 June 2004, lot 140

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2108

Literature: Chinese Ceramics from the Dawentang Collection, Vol. II, Hong Kong, 2019, pp.404-407, nos. 65-66

Note : Each bowl is finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot. The exterior is covered with a vibrant ruby-red enamel, the interior is finely decorated with a blooming peony spray.

Compare to a similar bowl from the Meiyintang Collection, however, decorated with fruits to the interior, illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, no.957, later sold at Guardian Beijing, 27 June 2022, lot 2815; compare also a pair of ruby-red ground cups painted with three flower buds to the interior, from the J. M. Hu Collection, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes – The Zande Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 16; and a tea bowl decorated with prunus to the interior, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3015.