A VERY LARGE MILLEFLEUR-ENAMELED 'IMMORTALS' BOWL, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. One of the reserves depicting a cheerful Liu Hai holding a string of cash, his three-legged toad exhaling vapor, another with Bodhidharma, a boiling double gourd with smoke coming out beside him, and the third with Shoulao in a striding pose surrounded by clouds and carrying a large peach on a staff.Provenance: From a private collection near Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, some wear to gilt.Weight: 8.7 kgDimensions: Height 29 cm, Mouth diameter 26 cmThe heavy vessel is of compressed form resembling an alms bowl with a gilt rim and painted in bright enamels to create a ground of overlapping flowers and leaves, including lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, orchids, and grape vines. With gilt details on a black ground in imitation of sgraffiato, all surrounding the three gilt circular reserves depicting the immortals. Apocryphal Qianlong mark to base. The interior is glazed white and the base is glazed turquoise.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Republic period vase depicting Shoulao and Liu Hai with his three-legged toad at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 May 2014, lot 402, sold for GBP 37,500.民國大型百花紋開光仙人碗 中國,1912-1949。一個開光内可見劉海戯金蟾,一個達摩圖,第三個開光裏是壽老祝壽圖。 來源:美國波斯頓私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象,有些鎏金局部磨損。 重量:8.7 公斤 尺寸:高 29 厘米, 碗口直徑26 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似民國時期的壽老和劉海戲金蟾,售于倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場,2014年5月13日,售價GBP 37,500.