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A yellow ground birthday dish and bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and of the period (1875-1908).

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 110 - 1 380 EUR
1 260 - 1 580 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
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Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A yellow ground birthday dish and bowl, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and of the period (1875-1908).

Decorated in enamels against a yellow ground. Four roundels enclosing the Wanshouwujiang characters (‘endless longevity without limit’), all above cresting waves. The interior decorated with five bats surrounding a shou character. Diameter bowl 19 cm. Diameter dish 20 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the collection of Ester and Gustav Nyström (1899-1957), who lived in China 1924-1949 and worked for the Swedish Missionary Assossiation. Then they lived in Hong Kong 1949-52. Gustaf Nyström later came to work as an inerpreter for Dag Hammarskjöld. Thence by descent within the family.

Exhibitions

Compare with a dish sold Sothebys, Chinese Art 1 December 2016 Hong Kong. lot 838.