A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR GENTLEMEN' BOWLS AND A FAMILLE ROSE OGEE BOWL

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR GENTLEMEN' BOWLS AND A FAMILLE ROSE OGEE BOWL

19TH CENTURY

The pair of bowls painted with sprays of prunus, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums, each with a roundel of a bat amongst peaches to the well, the ogee bowl decorated with insects in flight and perched amongst blossoming flowers, all with six character Daoguang marks to the bases, 18.1cm max. (3)

Provenance: from a UK private collection, acquired in the 1970s.