A TURQUOISE-GROUND GRISAILLE-DECORATED BOWL 'DAYA ZHAI' MARK, GUANGXU PERIOD, QING DYNASTY

the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flaring rim, decorated to the exterior in grisaille with leafy branches bearing large chrysanthemum and mallow blossoms below a songbird in flight, inscribed in iron-red near the rim with the Daya Zhai mark and a seal reading tiandi yijia chun ('heaven and earth enjoying spring as one'), all reserved against a bright turquoise ground, the base inscribed in iron-red with four characters reading yongqing changchun ('eternal celebration of everlasting spring')

One very faint, consolidated hairline (approximately 30mm long) to the rim, by the 'zhai' character. Over-spraying to a large section of the bowl, approximately 13cm along the rim, to interior and exterior, most likely concealing restoration.
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