The octagonal rounded form bowl, rising from a short circular foot, finely enamelled to the exterior with a continuous peony tree in bloom scene and the inscription of the poem on the back below a ruyi-head band, the interior with central dragon roundel, under the base a dragon medallion.The phrase of the inscription -The national colour is drunk in the morning and clothes are dyed in the sky at night;es from Peony Poem. The author of this work is Li Zhengfeng, a poet of the Tang dynasty. In very good conditions, very minor wears on the surface and enamels.12,6 cm diam., 6,2 cm highA PAIR OF OCTAGONAL EGG-SHELL FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PEONIES AND POEM BOWLS, CHINA REPUBLIC PERIOD (1911-1949) (2)Provenance: from the private collection of an important Italian ambassador and thence by descent