Lot Essay
Bottle gourds on vine as well as the combination of butterflies and gourds are a pun for 'may there be ceaseless generations of sons and grandsons'.
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JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY AND GOURDS' BOWL AND COVER
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
The bowl and cover are each finely decorated with butterflies amongst trailing vine bearing numerous gourds.
8 ¾ in. (22.4 cm.) diam.
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
The bowl and cover are each finely decorated with butterflies amongst trailing vine bearing numerous gourds.
8 ¾ in. (22.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Old Swedish Collection.
R.T.Collection.
R.T.Collection.