A pair of Larege Chinese blue and white bowls and covers, Daoguang period (1820-1,850) each of the bowls and covers are decorated with floral branches, the rims mounted with copper bands. 'Ruo shen zhen cang' four- character underglaze blue mark is on the cover and the base of the bowl. 21.5 cm diameter, 9 cm high. Provenance: an important private collection, Canberra, Australia