Lot 3242. A fine famille rose ruby-ground ‘medallion’ bowl, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1796-1820). Estimate HK$600,000-800,000 ($78,000-100,000). Unsold. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The exterior is well enamelled with four gilt-bordered roundels enclosing sprays of peonies, peaches, camellia and pomegranates, divided by stylised lotus sprigs against a sgraffiato ruby-pink ground; the interior is painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion of a basket of flowers, surrounded by four detached clusters of lingzhi growing beside other flowering and fruiting plants on the cavetto. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.

Provenance: An English private collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s 

Notes: Compare, a Jiaqing mark and period blue ground floral ‘medallion’ bowl illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum-Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, no.183, p.207. Compare, also, a pair of ruby-ground Jiaqing mark and period bowls with ‘A hundred antiques’ medallions published by S. Marchant & Son in Recent Acquisitions Catalogue, 2008, no.43, pp.96-7.

Christie's. THE IMPERIAL SALE / IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 1 June 2016, Convention Hall