JiaQing - A FINE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BOYS’ BOWL, JIAQING SIX CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
 
 

Delicately painted in tones of brilliant sapphire-blue tone on the rounded sides below the slightly everted mouth rims with two groups of boys at play in a garden landscape, each group divided by balustrade terraces detailed with ornamental rocks and a willow tree, the first group of boys wearing vests, gathered around a vat of water whilst the second group is dressed in tunics and variously playing musical instruments.


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