A famille rose and gilt decorated bowl


Shendetang zhi markIntricately painted on the exterior with alternating pendants of double fish and lotus flowers centered with the character ji (auspicious) separated by jewels, chimes and tasseled strings suspended from composite flower heads and rose-painted diaper panels, the recessed base bearing the four-character mark in iron red standard script (hairline crack).5 5/8in (14.3cm) diameter
|For a slightly smaller but identically decorated pair of bowls, see the pair offered at Christie's New York sale 2830, 20-21 March 2014, as lot 2221.