Plate - Porcelain - Flared-rim bowl.
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Qing Dynasty porcelain deep circular bowl with a flared rim, 28.5 cm diameter and 9.5 cm height, decorated in famille rose enamels with a central 'Beauties' scene and a border of floral and insect motifs, dating to c.1800–1850, provenance Galerie/Antiquaire, UV checked with edge restoration, not supplied with a stand.
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Flared-rim bowl titled "Beauties"
China, Qing Dynasty
19th century
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with Famille Verte enamels
9.5 cm high x 28.5 cm diameter
Circular bowl with a deep profile flaring to a wide lip (flat rim). The interior decoration is centered on a refined genre scene, surrounded on the rim by a frieze alternating floral branches and insects (dragonflies). The exterior wall is simply adorned with stylized bamboo shoots, drawn with a vivid iron-red line.
The main scene illustrates the classic theme of the "Beauty" (Meiren). A young woman is depicted in an interior opening onto a garden, leaning against a scholar's table. A censer or a seal-box can be seen, as well as a vase containing a lotus or peony flower, symbolizing purity and nobility. The drum-shaped seat and the screen decorated with rocaille motifs (to the left) emphasize the scene’s belonging to imperial or mandarin high society.
This piece illustrates the 19th-century taste for literary and poetic scenes inspired by the learned feminine world, rendered softly in the refined palette of the Famille Rose.
Condition: UV checked - restoration at the edge.
Provenance: Kanaka The Collection - Portugal
Shipped with UPS and insured
UV checked !
Flared-rim bowl titled "Beauties"
China, Qing Dynasty
19th century
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with Famille Verte enamels
9.5 cm high x 28.5 cm diameter
Circular bowl with a deep profile flaring to a wide lip (flat rim). The interior decoration is centered on a refined genre scene, surrounded on the rim by a frieze alternating floral branches and insects (dragonflies). The exterior wall is simply adorned with stylized bamboo shoots, drawn with a vivid iron-red line.
The main scene illustrates the classic theme of the "Beauty" (Meiren). A young woman is depicted in an interior opening onto a garden, leaning against a scholar's table. A censer or a seal-box can be seen, as well as a vase containing a lotus or peony flower, symbolizing purity and nobility. The drum-shaped seat and the screen decorated with rocaille motifs (to the left) emphasize the scene’s belonging to imperial or mandarin high society.
This piece illustrates the 19th-century taste for literary and poetic scenes inspired by the learned feminine world, rendered softly in the refined palette of the Famille Rose.
Condition: UV checked - restoration at the edge.
Provenance: Kanaka The Collection - Portugal
Shipped with UPS and insured
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Flared-rim bowl.
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Dynastic style/period
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
9.5 cm
Sold with stand
No
Width
28.5 cm
Depth
28.5 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
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