Lot Essay
Compare with a similar waterpot illustrated in the Baur Collection, Catalogue, vol. IV, no. A571
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A DOUCAI GLOBULAR WATERPOT
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Delicately painted with four stylised bats above a large lotus blossom supported on leaf scrolls divided by similar foliage, all between overlapping ruyi-heads at the rim and lappets at the foot (small glaze chip enamelled)--2¾in. (6.7cm.) diam.
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Delicately painted with four stylised bats above a large lotus blossom supported on leaf scrolls divided by similar foliage, all between overlapping ruyi-heads at the rim and lappets at the foot (small glaze chip enamelled)--2¾in. (6.7cm.) diam.