A pair of Chinese famille rose bowls, Xie Zhu Zhu Ren Zhao marks, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 1900, each decorated with a vignette of a male and female pair of paradise flycatchers amongst flowering white and pink plum blossom. Xie zhu zhu ren zhao (master of the bamboo studio) marks in iron red to the base, each 6.5 cm high, 18 cm diameter. Provenance: Jason E. Sprague, Jason E. Sprague collection, London/Melbourne,