A Chinese Yellow-Ground ‘Magpie’ Bowl With rounded sides, the exterior painted with black magpies and pink prunus blossoms scattered randomly arranged around the bowl, all reserved on a bright lemon-yellow ground with rim accented with a gilded band, the interior and base left in white glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in iron-red enamel of Guangxu, together with a yellow dish with red dashes with the mark of Hongzhi. Diameter: 16.5-22.5 cm.