Lot 878. Two famille rose bowls and covers, Jiaqing four-character marks in double squares and of the period (1796-1820); Bowls: 4¼, 4¼ and 4 5/8 in. (10.8, 10.8 and 11.8 cm) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

Each bowl and cover is brightly and finely enameled with a different scene from Xixiangji('The Romance of the Western Chamber') and an inscription referring to each scene respectively taken from the original play written by Wang Shifu (1250-1307?). Together with a famille rose bowl and cover similarly decorated without inscriptions. The bowl and the cover both have Qianlong six-character marks written in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Alfred E. Guntermann (1943-2013) Collection.  

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza