PROPERTY FROM A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTION AN IRON-RED-DECORATED 'BUDDHIST LION' OGEE-FORM BOWLDaoguang seal mark, Late Qing dynast/Republic period Rising from a tapered lower body to a broad, rounded upper body, the exterior painted in iron red with nine Buddhist lions playing with beribboned brocade balls, the eyes picked out in grisaille enamel and the fangs in overglaze white enamel, the rim gilt, the base with a six-character seal mark in iron red. 7 1/8in (18.1cm) diam. Provenance: Jade Tree Gallery, Los Angeles, 1990s