A pair of doucai 'medallion' bowls, Seal marks and period of Daoguang | 清道光 闘彩團花馬蹄盌一對 《大清道光年製》款

Collection of Ren Lansheng (1838-1888), and thence by descent.

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任蘭生（1838-1888年）收藏，後由家族傳承

Ren Lansheng (1838–1888), a celebrated figure in Suzhou, dedicated his early life to charitable efforts with his father. He began his official career in 1858 due to military achievements but was impeached and returned home in 1884. There, he had the painter Yuan Long create Tuisi Garden, named for a concept from the Zuo Zhuan reflecting on loyalty and repentance. Completed in 1887, the garden is still a famous site in Tongli today. Ren, also a notable collector, had parts of his collection auctioned at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 1992 by his descendants.

任蘭生（1838年—1888年），蘇州著名園林退思園主人。早年隨父施善鄉里，咸豐八年因軍功入仕，光緒十年遭彈劾回鄉，請畫家袁龍設計，取《左傳》「進思盡忠，退思補過」之意，建造退思園，歷時兩年，於光緒十三年園始建成，至今為同里名跡。 任氏富收藏，其後人1992年經香港蘇富比釋出部分藏品。