Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 12th November 2019

Lot 179

A RARE CHINESE IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED 'DEER' BOWL SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND OF THE...

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £6000

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Description

A RARE CHINESE IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED 'DEER' BOWL

SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1522-66

The exterior painted in green enamels with a continuous scene of four deer in a wooded landscape, they stand amidst pine and lingzhi, with a slightly convex medallion enclosing a fruiting branch to the well, all reserved on a rich red ground, the base glazed white with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 12.2cm.

Provenance: from a private collection, Leicestershire.