A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls

A pair of Chinese famille rose ‘bitter melon’ bowls

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The bowls are each decorated on the exterior with a fruiting and flowering vine bearing ripe bitter melons and bamboo which continue over the everted rim into the interior, all below butterflies. Each base bears a Jiaqing mark.