DOUCAI 'MEDALLION' BOWL
DAOGUANG MARK, 20TH CENTURY
£378
Auction: 13 September 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
十九至二十世紀 鬥彩石榴團紋馬蹄碗
the steep sides flaring outwards to an everted rim, decorated on the exterior with roundels of flowering and fruiting trees in between pomegranate sprays, above a band of leaves and peaches, the base inscribed with a six-character Daoguang mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
15.5cm diameter
Footnote
Note: For a Daoguang-marked example of the same size, shape and decoration, see G. Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, p. 52, no. 56. Also a similar Daoguang-marked bowl sold in Christie's New York, 14 September 2012, lot 1177.