A fine and rare bowl with rounded sides rising to a flared rim raised on a ring foot painted in overglaze low-fired famille rose/ruancai  (soft color) enamels, the result of the addition of lead arsenate to the enamel mixture. A scene of five boys playing amongst the banana trees is portrayed in pastel shades on the exterior of the bowl upon an orange-peel textured (ju-pi) lemon yellow ground. This Yongzheng example was based on an earlier and larger bowl produced during the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty in the collection of Sir Percival David. The artisans here taking advantage of this new 'soft color' technique using a brilliant rose colored ground on the interior of the bowl instead of the aubergine enamel used on the bowl of the earlier period. The deep rose-pink shade was derived from colloidal gold and is known by the Chinese as yanghong or Western red. The interior is painted with peaches on a leafy branch and lotus flowers and leaves in a pale green rendered against the deep rose orange peel textured ground.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 雍正 Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)
Height: 2 3/4"  (7cm)  Diameter: 5 5/16"  (13.5cm)
Provenance: Private So. California Collection, Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 459
Condition: Excellent
Please refer to item #FR-516-459 when inquiring.