AN IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1821-1850. The deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered ring foot to a gently everted and gilt rim, decorated to the exterior in iron-red and gilt with the Eight Buddhist Symbols (bajixiang) above a band of conjoined lotus scroll. Covered overall in a transparent glaze with a light turquoise tint. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance: From an old French private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, particularly to gilt, minimal firing irregularities, and some scratches.

Weight: 110.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 10.2 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related iron-red decorated ‘five bats’ bowl, also with an underglaze-blue six-character Daoguang seal mark and of the period, at Christie’s Hong Kong, in The Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 6 April 2015, lot 233, sold for HKD 68,750. Also compare a pair of iron-red and blue and white decorated bowls, of related size and motif, also with underglaze-blue six-character Daoguang seal marks and of the period, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 March 2010, lot 1382, sold for USD 50,000. 道光款及年代礬紅釉描金八吉祥碗
中國，1821-1850年。碗敞口，深弧腹，圈足。碗沿描金，外壁白地礬紅色釉繪法輪、法螺、法幢、寶瓶、蓮花、雙魚、盤結、寶蓋等八吉祥圖案與纏枝蓮紋。圈足内青花“大清道光年製”三行六字篆書款。全器釉色秀麗，描金精絕，青花一色淡雅，極為清雅。

來源：法國私人老收藏。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，尤其是描金部分，一些劃痕。

重量：110.6 克
尺寸：直徑 10.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近礬紅釉五福碗，青花六字道光款及年代，見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2015年4月6日，lot 233，售價HKD 68,750。一對礬紅青花釉碗，相近尺寸和圖案，同樣青花六字道光款及年代，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2010年3月 26日，lot 1382，售價USD 50,000。