Lot 195
LARGE YELLOW-GROUND GRISAILLE FISH BOWL
QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清光緒 體和殿製款 黃地墨彩牡丹紋大缸
sturdily potted with rounded sides decorated in black grisaille with leafy peony branches issuing large blooms in various stages of growth against a bright yellow ground, the side inscribed with a four-character 'Ti He Dian Zhi' mark in iron red
Dimensions
53cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Formerly in a private French collection
Footnote
Note: The Tihedian (Hall of Manifest Harmony) was one of the six palaces in the north-western sector of the Forbidden City where the Empress Dowager Cixi lived during much of her tenure as Regent to her son, Emperor Tongzhi. Special porcelains such as the present example, were designed and produced for several of these palaces. Compare to a massive pair of yellow-ground Tihedian-marked fishbowls sold at Christie’s New York, 29 November 1984, lot 577; another example of similar size was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3126