A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'WAN SHOU WU JIANG' OGEE BOWLS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF...

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'WAN SHOU WU JIANG' OGEE BOWLS

SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908

Each painted in enamels and gilt with fylfots and four roundels containing characters above a band of breaking waves, all against a bright yellow ground, the centre of each decorated with five bats encircling a shou character, 16cm. (2)

The idiom wan shou wu jiang can be translated as 'may you enjoy infinite longevity'.