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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
1 150 - 1 440 EUR
1 300 - 1 630 USD
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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.