A fine and exceptionally enamelled ruby-ground falangcai 'floral' bowl, Blue-enamel yuzhi mark and period of Kangxi | 清康熙　琺瑯彩胭脂紫地開光花卉紋盌 《康熙御製》藍料款

exceptionally created with utmost attention, the deep rounded body rising from a short foot to a gently flared rim, the body fired in the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen and thereafter enamelled in the Imperial Workshops in the Forbidden City in Beijing, exquisitely decorated using imported enamels with four main panels with curved outlines borrowed from baroque designs, each panel enclosing a different floral bloom against a most vibrant yellow ground, the lilac pomegranate blossom, pink peony, pink and green hollyhock, and deep purple camillia representing the four seasons, the panels spaced out by royal blue stylised flowers reserved on a purplish ruby-red ground showcasing a distinctive golden sheen, the interior and base left white, the latter enamelled in blue with a four-character yuzhi mark within a double square

d. 12.5 cm

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