Lot 257
MASSIVE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 廣彩描金人物故事紋大碗
finely enamelled and gilt inside out with various court scenes in lidded jar-shaped and bat-enclosed cartouches, all against a white ground painted freely with covert Eight Immortals motifs with flowers and butterflies, the central medallion in the interior depicts an officer sitting high up watching a fighting scene, encircled with a band of bats, birds, and auspicious offerings, all beneath a rich, gilt-ground, millefleurs band with birds, butterflies and vases at the rim
Dimensions
53cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, has been in the family for over three generations
Footnote
Note: Comparable examples in slightly larger size were sold in Bonhams Knightsbridge, 8 May 2017, lot 40A and Christie's New York, 20 Jan 2021, lot 1