Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 506
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND FAMILLE ROSE 'FIGURAL' BOWL
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND FAMILLE ROSE 'FIGURAL' BOWL
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The exterior painted with three medallions, each containing a solitary figure enjoying daily life, reserved on a ground of blue geometric pattern, all within gilt lines encircling the base and the flaring mouth rim, the base with a four character mark reads Ju Ren Tang zhi, 10.3cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol, purchased from Wain Antiques, Tetbury on 24th May 1988, a copy of the invoice is available.
Illustrated: P Wain, Heavenly Pieces, An Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain of the Early 20th Century, p.17, no.17.
Ju Ren Tang zhi can be translated as 'The Hall where Benevolence Resides'.