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TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
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A GILT-BRONZE SHALLOW BOWL
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The bowl is finely incised to the interior with a scene of a scholar playing the guqin beneath pine and bamboo next to lingzhi and peonies, and the rim is bordered by a floral band. The exterior is decorated with a wide band enclosing the flowers of the four seasons: peony, lotus, prunus, and chrysanthemum, all reserved on a stippled ground.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam.
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The bowl is finely incised to the interior with a scene of a scholar playing the guqin beneath pine and bamboo next to lingzhi and peonies, and the rim is bordered by a floral band. The exterior is decorated with a wide band enclosing the flowers of the four seasons: peony, lotus, prunus, and chrysanthemum, all reserved on a stippled ground.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) diam.
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