Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 578
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'WAN SHOU WU JIANG' OGEE BOWLS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'WAN SHOU WU JIANG' OGEE BOWLS
SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908
Each painted in enamels and gilt with fylfots and four roundels containing characters above a band of breaking waves, all against a bright yellow ground, the centre of each decorated with five bats encircling a shou character, 16cm. (2)
The idiom wan shou wu jiang can be translated as 'may you enjoy infinite longevity'.