Lot Essay
Compare the example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, pl. 174
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UNDERGLAZE-BLUE DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
A FINE PAIR OF CORAL GROUND RESERVE-DECORATED 'LOTUS' BOWLS
Underglaze-blue Daoguang seal marks and of the period (1821-1850)
Each bowl decorated with two registers of stylised flower-heads with dense scrolling tendrils, the details ofthe petals and leaves pencilled in iron-red, all reserved against a rich coral ground
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam., fitted box (2)
Underglaze-blue Daoguang seal marks and of the period (1821-1850)
Each bowl decorated with two registers of stylised flower-heads with dense scrolling tendrils, the details ofthe petals and leaves pencilled in iron-red, all reserved against a rich coral ground
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam., fitted box (2)
Provenance
E. T. Chow Collection, sold in Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 152
Sold in these Rooms, 19 April 1983, lot 376
Sold in these Rooms, 19 April 1983, lot 376
Special notice
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