A PAIR OF CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT GLAZED BOWL
A PAIR OF CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT GLAZED BOWL, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD (1875-1908)
inside and out with a pale coffee-brown glaze flecked with small dark spots, white to rim and base, underglaze blue six character mark, with fitted box
12.2cm diameter
Provenance: The K.A. Johnson-Hill Collection, Hong Kong
A similar pair of Guangxu bowls, donated by Hugh Moss to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, were featured in the museum's exhibition 'The Wonders of the Potter's Palette', 1984, catalogue No.113. It has been noted that this colour is also known in China as 'fine gold'.
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A PAIR OF CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT GLAZED BOWL, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD (1875-1908)
inside and out with a pale coffee-brown glaze flecked with small dark spots, white to rim and base, underglaze blue six character mark, with fitted box
12.2cm diameter
Provenance: The K.A. Johnson-Hill Collection, Hong Kong
A similar pair of Guangxu bowls, donated by Hugh Moss to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, were featured in the museum's exhibition 'The Wonders of the Potter's Palette', 1984, catalogue No.113. It has been noted that this colour is also known in China as 'fine gold'.
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