Large Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Punch Bowl - 25cm - Court Scene - Seal Mark

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A large and richly decorated Chinese Cantonese famille rose punch bowl, hand-painted inside and out in raised enamels with gilt highlights.

The interior centres on a courtyard scene of four court figures in flowing robes on a chequered terrace, framed by an iron-red and white balustrade with a flowering garden beyond. Around it runs a dense "thousand flowers" ground of pink peonies, blossoms and butterflies, with ribboned scholar's objects and a rim band of shaped white panels painted with flowers and butterflies.

The exterior carries a matching figural panel of three court figures and a panel of peonies and chrysanthemums, set on the same flower ground, with an iron-red floral scroll band to the foot.

Iron-red six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base (apocryphal).
A striking display or centrepiece bowl, with the full Cantonese vocabulary of court scene, butterflies and peonies in one piece.

Size: approx. 25cm diameter × 12cm high.

Condition: gilt wear to the rim and foot, and light wear to the enamels, consistent with display and handling. "No chips, cracks or restoration found",

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Postage: very well packed, tracked UK postage. Collection welcome from Belfast or Dublin by arrangement.

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