Extremely fine multi-colored enamel covered bowl, the intricate design of circles, ellipses, squares on both the bowl and the top set between ruyi borders and lappets, the mouth rim gilt, a six character Tongzhi mark in undergalze iron red on the base and the top and of the period. 4 in. diam.
Condition: Perfect. No cracks, chips, hairlines or other damages
Provenance: Manhattan, New York collection
This extremely fine Tongzhi mark and period porcelain covered bowl is very rare to the market and we no of no other example of this bowl published. Part of a collection of Tongzhi bowls acquired by an American diplomat serving in Shanghai during the last quarter of the 19th C this bowl is remarkable both for the unique type of decoration and also the quality of its manufacture and thinness of the porcelain.
