Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 607A
A Chinese blue and white birthday bowl six character Qianlong seal mark and probably of the period
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £6000
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Description
A Chinese blue and white birthday bowl six character Qianlong seal mark and probably of the period, with a flared rim, the body painted to the exterior with four roundels containing characters which read wan shou wu jiang, on a scrolling lotus design with the Eight Buddhist Emblems between bands of scrolls and lappets, the interior with similar decoration around a central shou character, 18.2cm.
Cf. H Li, Chinese Ceramics, p.291, no.596 for a similar example.