A fine famille rose ruby-sgraffiato-ground 'medallion' bowl


Daoguang seal mark and of the period Finely enamelled around the exterior with four medallions depicting figures in landscapes representing the Four Seasons, one in grisaille, two in sepia, and one in famille rose enamels, all reserved on a ruby-red ground incised with feathery scrolls, the interior decorated in the centre with a stylised flower head with eight iron-red ruyi-tipped petals separated by blue leaves suspending pearls. 14.7cm (5 3/4in) diam.
|清道光 胭脂紅地軋道粉彩開光四季山水圖盌青花「大清道光年製」篆書款Provenance: according to family history, which is supported by family records illustrating the progress of British troops in Beijing at the time, this object was acquired by a military attaché posted to Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He was attached to the staff of Brigadier-General A.Gaselee, the commander of the British contingent.來源：據家族歷史記錄，1900年義和團運動期間，藏家作為英國准將阿爾弗雷德·蓋斯利的隨行外交官得此拍品於北京。Compare with a related famille rose yellow-ground bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, illustrated in Encompassing Precious Beauty: The Songzhutang Collection of Imperial Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 2016, pp.220-221, no.86.A similar ruby-ground famille rose graviata 'landscape' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6 April 2016, lot 3641.