a fine    FAMILLE  ROSE   " yellow ground "  MEDAILLON  BOWL.

Finely potted,painted in  Famille Rose enamels with 4 medaillons, fileld in with floral motifs , all on a feather arabesque  incised   yellow ground in sgraffiato technique ; between the medaillons a ribbed wan  character ;  on the  interior a further "floral & wan" design, in underglaze- blue ( see next foto ).

period :        DAOGUANG  :   1821 - 1850 .

mark  :        6 - character mark in seal , of Daoguang .

refer.:          " Recent Acquisitions ",  S. Marchant, London ,  2005 , cat. n° 58.
                  " Chinesisches Porzellan ", the ROEMER Museum, Hildesheim,1981,n°149.
                  " Chinese Ceramics from K'ang Hsi to our Days: collection of the Louvre
                     Museum, Paris : Marquet de Vasselot & Ballot,  Paris 1922 , p. 49.

The teme  or  rebus of these bowls seems to be an abundance of " good fortune , prosperity
fulfilment of wishes  ,  and long life.