A PINK GROUND FAMILLE ROSE ‘RABBIT’ SGRAFFIATO BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1821-1850. The rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim. The exterior painted with four roundels enclosing various flowers, trees, and rockwork, divided by stylized lotus sprays, all reserved on a pale pink sgraffiato ground. The interior painted in underglaze blue with a rabbit below a paulownia tree in a roundel, all below four composite flowering shrubs at the sides. Provenance: Eileen Kershaw Antiques, Hong Kong, 1990. A collector, acquired from the above. The storage box with an inscribed label, with date ‘XI 1990’, a small hand drawn image of the bowl with measurements, the name ‘Eileen Kershaw’, and a price of ‘45,580 US’ for ‘the pair’ (approx. USD 90,807 in today’s money) Condition: A single, near-invisible hairline (2 cm), some minor glaze scratches, otherwise in absolutely perfect condition. Weight: 230.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.9 cm The recessed base with a six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi in underglaze blue and of the period. With a silk storage box and a lotus-form wood stand. (3) Auction result comparison: Compare with a near-identical bowl, also with a rabbit in underglaze blue to the interior (see fig. 1), at Sotheby’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 11-12 September 2012, lot 73, sold for USD 30,000. 道光款及年代胭脂紅地粉彩軋道開光花卉玉免盌 中國，1821-1850年。撇口，深腹，圈足。碗外壁以胭脂紅地軋道卷草花卉紋為地，其上繪設四個圓形開光，內以粉彩畫各色花卉、樹木以及假山。碗內壁以青花繪折枝花卉四組，碗心雙圈開光內繪丹桂玉兔圖。圖中金桂，白兔靜臥其間，生動盎然。 來源：藏家1990年購於香港Eileen Kershaw 古玩。外包裝盒上可見 ‘XI 1990’字樣、碗的手繪畫及尺寸、名字 ‘Eileen Kershaw’以及價格 ‘45,580 US’ （一對，相當於今天的 USD 90,807) 品相：一條幾乎看不見的髮絲細裂紋（2厘米），還有一些輕微的釉面刮痕，否則絕對處於完美狀態。 重量：230.8 克 尺寸：直徑14.9 厘米 底書青花六字篆書款“大清道光年制”。 附絲緞盒子和蓮花形木底座。 拍賣結果比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的玉兔碗（内壁青花，見圖1），於紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場售出，2012年9月11-12日lot 73, 售價USD 30,000.