Asian Art Day One - 20th May 2009

Lot 368

A Chinese famille rose ogee-shaped bowl and a similar lotus moulded dish

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3500

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Description

A Chinese famille rose ogee-shaped bowl and a similar lotus moulded dish, each piece delicately enamelled with an abundance of colourful flowers, foliage and fungus, the interior and bases glazed turquoise, each with a six character iron red mark Jiang Zheng Long Zhi (Made by Jiang Zheng Long), c.1820, the bowl with a 5.5cm crack, 23cm and 18cm. (2) Provenance: Acquired by John Reeves after his arrival in Canton in 1812, and thence by descent.