Asian Art I - 12th November 2014
Lot 256
A pair of Chinese yellow ground bowls four character Tongzhi marks and probably of the period
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A pair of Chinese yellow ground bowls four character Tongzhi marks and probably of the period, decorated with a design for the wedding of the Dowager Empress Cixi's son, Zaichun, with bamboo leaf sprays, 9.1cm. (2)
Cf. R Longsdorf, The Tongzhi Imperial Wedding Porcelain, included in Chinese Ceramics, Selected Articles from Orientations 1982-1998, p.368, fig.17, where a dish of this pattern is illustrated.