A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE LOTUS PETAL BOWLS

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE LOTUS PETAL BOWLS
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

With rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, each finely enameled on the exterior with two rows of overlapping lotus petals painted in gradated tones of pink stopping at a narrow yellow and brown dotted band below the gilded rim, the foot decorated with a lime- green-ground band dotted to simulate the pod, the interior and foot glazed white, one with some damage and restoration--5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

For the origin of this design compare a covered bowl of enameled metal with a Kangxi yuzhi mark included in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, Special Exhibition of Enamelled Painted Wares of the Ch'ing Dynasty, 1979, Catalogue, no. 128