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A doucai carp bowl, Qing dynasty, early 18th Century.

Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 290 - 2 750 EUR
2 330 - 2 790 USD
Hammer price
75 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A doucai carp bowl, Qing dynasty, early 18th Century.

The base inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark within a double circle. The rounded sides rising from a straight foot, painted to the exterior with two carp leaping amongst turbulent waves below the radiating sun, the waves cresting against rocks issuing flowering crabapple, the interior with a medallion enclosing a crabapple blossom floating on waters. Diameter 19.5 cm.

Firingspots.

Provenance

From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur of Asian Works of Art. This is part of a collection, a collection that was assembled not only with great care, but also with a deep curiosity and passion for learning - a true academic collection. The collector has been actively buying and studying Chinese porcelain since the early 1970’s.

Literature

Compare a similar sold at Sothebys, L13210
15 May 2013 • London. Lot no 306.