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A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
528 - 704 EUR
558 - 744 USD
Hammer price
14 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A famille rose '100 boys' dish, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Decorated in vivid colours with boys celebrating the dragon boat festival by engaging in various activities such as flying kites, playing instruments, dancing, marching all in a palace setting. Diameter 34. cm.

Wear to gilding by rim.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish Collector.

More information

The Dragon boat festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar.

A commemoration of the ancient poet Qu Yuan, the holiday is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi. The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival integrating worship of gods and ancestors, praying for good luck and warding off evil spirits, celebrating, entertainment and eating.