AN IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS POND’ BOWL, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1875. Delicately potted, the deep sides supported on a short straight foot, rising to a gently everted rim, finely painted to the exterior in polychrome enamels and iron red with a continuous scene of lotus, bamboo, and wild flowers growing from a pond, with birds including a pair of magpies, a kingfisher, two mandarin ducks, and an egret, and insects such as butterflies and various beetles, as well as fish swimming in the water. The rim neatly lined in gilt. The recessed base with an underglaze blue six-character markda Qing Tongzhi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a Slovakian private collection. The base with a fragment of an old label ‘B&T’.Condition: Excellent condition with some wear to gilt and enamels, and expected firing flaws such as minor warping.Weight: 230.4 gDimensions: Diameter 15.5 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2021, lot 245Price: EUR 17,500 or approx.EUR 19,250 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' BOWLS, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, TONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)Expert remark:pare the related form, enameled decoration, gilt rim, and size (15.6 cm). Note the different motif and that this lot consists of two bowls.同治款與年代御製粉彩《荷塘圖》碗中國，1861-1875年。胎體細膩，口微外撇，深腹，圈足。碗外壁粉彩描繪繪荷塘鴛鴦紋，荷葉四向，荷花蔓莖曲折而上，荷葉、荷花順勢托出，姿態萬千；花間花鳥、昆蟲嬉戲，水中魚兒游玩。繪畫流暢舒展，清新悅目。碗邊鎏金。圈足内青花“大清同治年製”六字款。