A finely potted bowl of unusual form modeled as two opposing bats with outstretched wings painted in iron red enamel (tie hong or fan hong) with gilt details on a blue wave ground. The interior and bottom are painted with a "European green" enamel. On the base in zhuanshu script enclosed within a double line square border in iron red is the seal mark and period of the Daoguang Emperor.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 道光 Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
Height: 3 3/4" (9.5cm)  Length: 7 1/8" (9.5cm)  Width: 7" (17.8cm)
Provenance: Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 433
Condition: Excellent, there are finger prints on the edge of the bowl from the potter and showing on the bottom near the foot rim some kiln grit.
A nearly identical bowl from the Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 679 and another in the Ernest Grandidier Collection, Guimet Museum, Paris.
Please refer to item #PO-214-433 when inquiring.