A FINE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS

Description:

China, underglaze blue Qianlong seal marks and period
D. 18,5 cm
Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with four characters, wan shou wu jiang (boundless longevity), each enclosed by a circle of ruyi-heads, all surrounded by the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, and lotus sprays. The interior is painted with a shou medallion surrounded by the bajixiang.
Old East German private collection, assembled before 1990
Compare with a very similar pair of blue and white bowls, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012, lot 495
One bowl with a vers small chip outside at the rim, the other bowl with few tiny glaze frits or very small chips to mouth rim, partly slightly polished