Sold Ceramics - Sold Famille Verte wares 1680-1725 - Famille Verte and Powder Blue

Object 2010506

Bowl

China

c.1700

Height 58 mm (2.28 inch), diameter of rim 130 mm (5.12 inch), diameter of footring 62 mm (2.44 inch)

A chrysanthemum shaped bowl wit spreading sides and a lobbed rim. Decorated in powder blue, underglaze blue and various overglaze famille verte enamels. The petal-moulded steep sides are divided in eight panels on the outside show alternately, some of the "hundred antiquities" in enamels. lotuses reserved on a red ground, flowering plants and butterflies in underglaze blue and a pine or a pavilion and bamboo on a powder blue ground. On the bottom, enamelled in famille verte a lady seated on rockwork holding a fan. Around the lobbed rim a trellis pattern border with four reserves filled with four precious objects. The Pearl stand for beauty, the Open lozenge for victory, the Solid lozenge for good luck and the Musical stone stands for blessing.

This bowl showcases the virtuosity of the porcelain producer, who used various decorative techniques in different media for which three kiln firings were needed. (Jörg 2011/2, p.58)

Condition: A hairline and minute glaze fritting to the rim.

Reference:

Jörg 2011/2, cat. 57

Price: Sold.