Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 188
A CHINESE IMPERIAL UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED 'BAXIAN' BOWL
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £18000
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED 'BAXIAN' BOWL
SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95
Finely painted with the Eight Immortals in underglaze blue, they hold their attributes as they cross over a tempestuous copper-red sea, with a medallion enclosing Shoulao and his deer to the well, all raised on a short straight foot decorated with key fret, with the reign mark to the base in underglaze blue, 22.3cm.
Provenance: Foxcote House, Warwickshire.
Cf. Christie's New York, 15th September 2017, lot 1263 for another Qianlong mark and period bowl with this design; see also Sotheby's New York, 23rd September 2020, lot 537 for another example.