FLUTED WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL W/COVER AND STAND, PAINTED IN OVERGLAZE POLYCHROME ENAMELS (FAMILLE ROSE). DESIGN ON BOWL "FALANG CAIWAN", IS OF A TREE WITH LEAVES, AND A FEMALE FIGURE AGAINST AN INTERIOR DOMESTIC SCENE. THE COVER PORTRAYS A YOUNG FEMALE ATTENDANT IN A DOMESTIC INTERIOR ENHANCED BY DECORATIVE BANANA LEAVES. A LANDSCAPE IS PAINTED ON THE STAND. BOTH COVER AND BOWL BEAR PAINTED POETIC INSCRIPTIONS IN BLACK AND THE PAINTER'S NAME WITH ATTACHED SEAL IN RED ENAMEL. DATE MARK, CH'IEN'LUNG NIEN CHIH (1736 - 95; CH'ING DYNASTY). IN DULL BAKED RED IS FOUND ON TOP OF COVER AND BASE OF BOWL. THE BOWL IS A "DOUBLE MARK VESSEL". REF: A HANDBOOK OF CHINESE CERAMICS, BY SUZANNE G. VALENSTEIN. NEW YORK: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, 1975, P. 233; "CHINESE PAINTED AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL," BY LIU LIANG-YU IN ARTS OF ASIA (JAN. - FEB. 1979) P. 89; HOW TO IDENTIFY OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN, BY MRS. WILLOUGHBY HODGSON. LONDON. METHUEN & CO., 1906, P. 99.
