A FAMILLE-ROSE DAYAZHAI ‘FLORAL’ BOWL, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. The deep sides supported on a short tapering foot, flaring towards the lightly lobed rim, vividly painted en grisaille above a turquoise ground with a magpie perched on scrolling wisteria branches above blossoming peonies, all below a café-au-lait rim.Inscriptions: An iron-red three-character markDayazhai (Abode of Great Refinement) beside an oval seal markTian di yi jia chun (Spring in Heaven and on Earth one family). The base with an iron-red four-character markYongqing Changchun (Eternal prosperity and enduring spring).Provenance: US trade. By repute from an old estate in tate New York.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, a short hairline to the rim with associated flaking, some minor firing flaws including minuscule firing cracks.Weight: 1,026 gDimensions: Diameter 22.5 cmThe Dayazhai motif can be found on imperial porcelainmissioned by the Qing Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908). The characteristic motif consists of scrolling grapevines with blossoms of peonies and magpies perched on a branch. The backgrounds can be yellow, turquoise, aubergine, or pale blue.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 12 April 2018, lot 12Price: HKD 75,000 or approx.EUR 9,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of dayazhai-style famille rose turquoise-ground ‘floral’ bowls, Republic period, early 20th centuryExpert remark:pare the related motif and form. Note the smaller size (15 cm) and that the lotprises two bowls.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2010, lot 424Price: GBP 11,875 or approx.EUR 22,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of turquoise ground dayazhai bowls, early 20th centuryExpert remark:pare the related motif and form. Note the smaller size (16.8 cm) and that the lotprises two bowls.民國粉彩大雅齋花卉紋碗中國，1912-1949年。碗，花口外撇，深弧腹，圈足。綠地墨彩描繪成串藤蘿花，枝條上立著一隻喜鵲，籐下牡丹盛開富貴圖。款識：礬紅釉“大雅齋”，“天地一家春”，“永慶長春”