each of the first pair decorated with four medallions fu, gui, chang, chun, the base with a six-character Daoguang seal mark in iron red; the second pair each painted to the exterior with five bats, the interior enameled black and the base turquoise (4)

Collection of Lü Xiaguang (1906-1994).
Sotheby's Paris, 9th June 2010, lot 264.

One of the two 'medallion' bowls has a 2.3 cm hairline to the interior rim (not going through), both have kiln frits to the interior but are otherwise in overall good condition. The two 'bats' bowls are in overall good condition with a few scattered pinholes inside. The black enamel to the interior may be a later addition. All four bowl with some expected wear to the surface and minor firing imperfections, consistent with age and type.
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