Asian Art II - 15th November 2023

Lot 589

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OGEE-SHAPED BOWLS AND COVERS

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £693

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Description

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OGEE-SHAPED BOWLS AND COVERS
SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS BUT PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD

Each side painted with a scaly dragon and a phoenix admist colourful swirling clouds, the interiors with central medallions of writhing dragons encircled by stylised flames, the covers similarly decorated, 19.5cm and 26cm. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Mr T Szema (d.1954), whose father set up a sugar business with companies and residences in Shanghai, Kobe, Kaoshung and Taipei, and thence by descent.