PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BITTER MELON' BOWLS
QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
£1,638
Auction: 15 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
清 光緒款及年代 粉彩瓜瓞綿綿小碗（一對）
each delicately potted, the deep rounded sides decorated on the exterior with a fruiting and flowering bitter melon vine with bamboo groves and butterflies in flight, the decoration continues over the slightly everted rim into the interior, the ripe gourds bursting open to expose the seeds, the base inscribed with a six-character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
9cm diameter each