A FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION BOWL

SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820

The U-shaped body rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, brightly enamelled with many roundels of stylised floral motifs scattered over the exterior, with some of the medallions enclosing fruit, the base with the reign mark in iron-red, 21.5cm.

Provenance: purchased from Dominic Jellinek in June 1999.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, p.77, no.67 for a similarly decorated Yongzheng bowl; see also Christie's Hong Kong, 7th July 2003, lot 586 for a pair of Qianlong bowls with a comparable design.