TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY-SHAPED BOWLS

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY-SHAPED BOWLS

SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74

The exteriors painted as butterflies, the interiors and bases turquoise, together with a square bowl decorated with kui dragon scrolls, the base with a Xianfeng mark and of the period, 1851-61, 21.5cm max. (3)

Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.