Asian Works of Art

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Lot 92

Six Porcelain Bowls

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

comprising a turquoise ground famille rose example, the exterior painted to show a bird perched on fruiting grape vines alternating with peony branches, having two seals, dayazhai, tiandi yi jia chun, the underside bearing a four-character mark, yong qing chang chun; a blue ground famille rose example, decorated with dragons amidst multi-colored clouds, the underside bearing an iron red peach and bat-form mark; a famille rose example decorated with flowering prunus branches, the underside bearing a four-character Shende tang zhi iron red mark; a famille rose example painted with various Daoist immortals and a deer in an outdoor setting, the base having a Qianlong six-character iron red mark; a pair of iron red and underglaze blue 'dragon' bowls.

Largest: 8 1/2 in., 22 cm.

Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois

Overall in good condition with expected firing imperfections. The bowl decorated with Daoist immortals and a deer has a chip to the mouth rim, the bowl painted with prunus branches also has a small chip to the mouth rim, the turquoise ground example and blue ground example have some losses of enamel.

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

anniewu@freemansauction.com 312.447.3260

Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

Flora Zhang

Specialist, Asian Works of Art

florazhang@freemansauction.com 312.447.3290

Megan Sadler

Associate Specialist, Asian Works of Art

megansadler@hindmanauctions.com 312.600.6066

Asian Works of Art

Six Porcelain Bowls

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