PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION A RARE DOUCAI-ENAMELLED 'FLOWERING BRANCHES' BOWLChenghua six-character mark, Kangxi Finely potted with deep, flaring sides supported by an angled base and short foot ring, decorated on the exterior with blossoming prunus branches and a sunset glowing at the distance, all above a quiet stream carrying away the fallen petals, the interior plain, at base an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark within double circle in underglaze-blue. 8 1/8in (20.6cm) diam; 3 3/8in (8.6cm) high 清康熙 斗彩《落花流水》碗 《大明成化年製》雙圈款 Provenance: Purchased in the early 1980's 出處： 購於 1980 年間 Scholars have identified the decoration as luo hua liu shui 落花流水, 'falling flowers on flowing water', a subject often seen in the Chenghua period poetry, paintings and textiles. While the doucai technique and the subject matter are clearly inspired by Chenghua artifacts, the workman of the present example is typical of Kangxi period. A bowl of this rare shape and decoration, also with plain interior and apocryphal Chenghua-mark at base, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2010.429 and described as Kangxi period, published in the auction catalogue Christie's New York, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1381. pare also the very similar bowl illustrated by Wang (ed.), Kangxi Porcelain Ware from the Shanghai Museum Collection , Hong Kong, 1998, col. pls. 97-1 and 97-2. See also notable examples sold at Christie's New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 834, and at Sotheby's Paris, 13 June 2012, lot 168.