Famille-rose bowls with Shendetang marks, Qing dynasty

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A pair of famille-rose bowls, Shendetang marks, Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period, each of wide rounded form with lipped rim, decorated on the exterior with a scene of a pair of ducks swimMing in a lotus pool with flowers and foliage rising from the water, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark, (2), 14 cm diameter. Provenance: The Weishaupt Collection, Berlin. Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 12 May 1998, lot 350. Sotheby's, Melbourne, 28 October 2008, lot 248. Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above. Literature: Gunhild Avitable, From the Dragon's Treasure: Chinese Porcelain from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries in the Weishaupt Collection, Bamboo Publishing, England, 1987, no. 64 (illustrated)

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Qing Dynasty - The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. It was established by the Manchu people, who originated from the northeastern region of China. The Qing Dynasty was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
Ming Dynasty - The Ming Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. It succeeded the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk who became a rebel leader and eventually overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, China experienced a period of relative stability and prosperity. The government was centralized and bureaucratic, with the emperor at the top of the hierarchy. The Ming Dynasty is known for its cultural achievements, including the development of porcelain, the invention of movable type printing, and the construction of the Great Wall of China.

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