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A RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'LONGEVITY' BOWLS
Yongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, supported on a slightly tapered foot ring, delicately enameled on the exterior with a narcissus bulb lying on its side issuing curled leaves and a stem bearing three flowers, along with a lingzhi sprig and a cluster of young bamboo leaves, the interior with a another lingzhi sprig and bamboo leaves, the six-character underglaze blue mark centering the foot and enclosed within a double-circle.4 3/8in (11.1cm) diameter
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清雍正 粉彩芝仙祝壽紋盌一對 《大清雍正年製》款Provenance:Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), and thence by descentThis rare pair of bowls are decorated with motifs imbued with auspicious symbolism. The name of the narcissus in Chinese is shuixian which literally means immortal of the water. Associated with spring, the narcissus is a symbol of good fortune and longevity. In ancient China it was believed that a whiff of lingzhi could revive the dead and since then, the lingzhi has been associated with immortality and longevity. The name of bamboo in Chinese, zhu, is a homophone for the word 'congratulate' or 'wish'. The decoration on these bowls therefore form the rebus zhixian zhushou (the immortal of longevity wishes you long life).A slightly larger Yongzheng mark and period bowl with similar decoration was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 October 2003, lot 9.