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Bowl

1662-1722
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
Painted in brilliant enamel colors with gilt accents, the scene on this bowl depicts General Guo Ziyi and his wife in a palace pavilion, attended by courtiers and women watching children at play. General Guo was the model of the Confucian soldier-gentleman who had many grandsons and lived to a happy old age.

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