A chinese canton enamel yellow-ground bowl. Qing dynasty,  Qianlong period (1736-1795).  Photo Gibson Antiques

Painted to the interior with a central shou character within a cluster of peaches and blossom surrounded by five bats amongst rose, yellow, turquoise and blue cloud scrolls, the exterior profusely decorated with full blown peony scrolls on a yellow ground. Diameter: 15cm. Price 6 000 €

Gibson Antiques will be exhibiting at the Maastricht Fine Art Open House 2012, which runs alongside TEFAF from the 15th to the 25th March 2012 between 11am and 6pm daily

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