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A FINE DOUCAI 'MANDARIN DUCK AND LOTUS' BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description
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finely potted with steeply rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a flared rim, finely enamelled around the exterior in underglaze blue and contrasting enamels with two pairs of mandarin ducks divided by clumps of lotus in iron-red and attendant sprays of sedge, above a band of petal lappets surrounding the base and between double lines encircling the foot and rim, the interior decorated with a similar medallion of mandarin ducks and lotus in iron red within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, wood stand
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18th May 1982, lot 369.
Condition
The bowl is in overall very good condition. The enamels are very well preserved.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A closely related pair of bowls was included in the exhibition Ch’ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 90; another pair in the Umezawa Kinenkan was exhibited in Shincho toji, MOA Art Museum, Atami, 1984, cat. no. 40; and a third pair, from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 129.
For the Ming origin of this design compare a doucai bowl excavated from the Zhengtong stratum of the imperial kiln site at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition Ceramic Finds from Jingdezhen Kilns, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1992, cat. no. 231; and a Chenghua-marked bowl in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Yeh Pei-Lang, Gems of the Doucai, Taipei, 1993, pl. 43.