Description:
A famille rose yellow-ground bowl. Decorated on the exterior with four medallion enclosing goats in landscapes, all painted in soft famille rose colors and interspersed by "bogutu" ("hundred antiques" patterns) reserved on yellow scraffiato ground. The interior of the bowl is decorated in underglaze blue with branches and flower sprays surrounding a central roundel of three goats in a landscape. The base with a square seal mark of Daoguang in underglaze blue, reading "Da Qing Dao Guang Nian Zhi."

Label Text:
This bowl is an excellent example of the extremely ornate style that was favored by Chinese emperors during the mid- to late-Qing dynasty. Combining various decorative motifs, a blue-and-white interior is paired with the flamboyant overglaze enamel of lemon yellow on the exterior, a technique that reached its height at Jingdezhen during the Daoguang period. The exterior is further embellished with brocade-like incised scrollwork and decorations used exclusively by the royal court.

(2015)

Tags:
animals; plants

Subjects:
Plants; Animals; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); Porcelain

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