AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINESE EXPORT 'RICE PRODUCTION & SILK...

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£13,000

AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINESE EXPORT 'RICE PRODUCTION & SILK PRODUCTION' BOWL
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
清 粉彩耕织图潘趣碗
the sides decorated in coloured enamels with shaped-panels depicting Chinese labourers harvesting rice and weaving silk spools, reserved against a gilt-enriched trellis ground, the interior painted with a central roundel depicting a couple in a rural scene within a wide key-fret band
34cm diam 

PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023), acquired by him at auction 19th January 1982.

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Good overall condition with age related marks and wear.