A LARGE AND IMPORTANT DAYAZHAI-TYPE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND FISH BOWL, TIHEDIAN MARK, TONGZHI/GUANGXU PERIODInscriptions: With an iron-red seal mark ‘Tihedian zhi’ in a line below the rim.China, 1862-1908. Sturdily potted with rounded sides virtuously decorated in black grisaille with leafy peony branches issuing large blooms in various stages of growth against a bright yellow-ground below an iron-red line border at the massive lipped rim. The top of the rim and interior with a transparent glaze.Provenance: English trade, formerly in a French private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with expected old wear, shallow surface scratches and traces of use overall. Kiln irregularities include glaze recesses, small firing cracks and dark spots.Weight: 24.3 kgDimensions: Diameter 53.5 cm (at the widest points)The Hall of Manifest Harmony, Tihedian, was one of the six palaces in the northwestern sector of the Forbidden City where the Empress Dowager Cixi lived during much of her tenure as Regent to her son, Emperor Tongzhi. Special porcelains, such as the present example, were designed and produced for several of these palaces.Literatureparison:Compare a pair of massive yellow-ground Tihedian-marked fishbowls at Christie’s New York, 29 November 1984, lot 577.pare a turquoise-ground grisaille-decorated fishbowl in the Chuxiugong (Palace of Concentrated Beauty), Beijing, illustrated in The Forbidden City, The Forbidden City Publishing House, Beijing, 1988.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3126Price: HKD 1,000,000 or approx.EUR 132,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A very rare large dayazhai-type yellow-ground fish bowl, Tihedian iron-red seal mark in a line, Guangxu periodExpert remark:pare the closely related form, decoration, and mark. Note the closely related size (53 cm)Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1599Price: USD 290,500 or approx.EUR 362,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Very Rare Pair of Large Grisaille-Decorated Yellow-Enameled Jardinieres, Tihedian Zhi Iron-Red Marks in a Line, Tongzhi/Guangxu Period (1862-1908)Expert remark:pare the closely related form, decoration, and marks. Note the closely related size (50.8 cm). Also note that this lot consists of two bowls.同治光緒時期大型大雅齋風格御用黃地墨彩牡丹魚缸，“體和殿製”款中國，1862-1908年。胎體厚重堅固，黃地墨彩描繪富貴牡丹圖。紋飾生動細膩，色彩濃淡相宜，清新雅緻。款識：礬紅彩“骵和殿製”款