Lot 917. A gilt-decorated coral-ground bowl, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1796-1820); 11.1 cm diam. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate: USD 10,000 – USD 15,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.

The bowl is decorated in gilt on the exterior with four medallions enclosing the individual characters wan shou wu jiang (myriad ages without end), separated by bats and a dense ground of foliate scrolls with shou flowerheads and endless knot motifs, all reserved on a coral-red ground. The interior is painted in iron red with a shou medallion encircled by five bats (wufu).

Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4484.

Christie's. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 23 march 2023