A Chinese Imperial yellow ground New Year's medallion bowl six character Daoguang mark and of the...

A Chinese Imperial yellow ground New Year's medallion bowl six character Daoguang mark and of the period 1821-50, the interior painted in underglaze blue with three goats beneath a prunus tree encircled by four auspicious sprays, the exterior with three roundels of goats divided by vases of flowers and auspicious things on a scrolling sgraffito ground, 14.7cm.

Three goats shown together are representative of the New Year, bringing a change of fortune (sanyang kaitai).

Cf. T Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, p.146 for further details about the sanyang kaitai. For another yellow ground medallion bowl with identical decoration see Shaghai Tianwuguan Art and Cultural Fund, pp. 272-273.

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