A Pair of 'Famille-Rose' 'Bajixiang' Dishes, Daoguang Seal Marks and Period

A Pair of 'Famille-Rose' 'Bajixiang' Dishes, Daoguang Seal Marks and Period

each of shallow form, decorated in lime-green to the interior well with a stylized lotus head surrounded by scrolling lotus motifs, encircled by a double-gilt border, the cavetto painted with beribboned bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems'), the reverse with three floral scrolls (2). diameter 9 7/8 in., 25.1 cm. Estimate 6,000—8,000 USD

Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's