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A doucai 'prunus' bowl, Qing dynasty, early 18th century.

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 440 - 1 930 EUR
1 660 - 2 220 USD
Hammer price
165 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A doucai 'prunus' bowl, Qing dynasty, early 18th century.

With an apocryphal Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within double circles. Deep rounded form raised on a short straight foot, delicately decorated to the exterior with a large prunus tree with blossoming branches and falling petals beside a flowering stream. Diameter 15.4 cm. Height 7.4 cm.

Retouched chip to rim.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish collector.

Exhibitions

Compare, Sothebys, lot 23, Chinese Art, Live Sale 5 November 2025.

Compare also one in the Victoria & Albert Museum, that has the same decoration with flowers floating in the water, with a Kangxi mark and of the period. Accession number
CIRC.323-1931.