QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A Qianlong bowl of this pattern is illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Blue-and-White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Book II, 1968, pl. 25; and another was sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2008, lot 199.

The design of this bowl is based on that found on a few Xuande-marked bowls painted around the exterior with the bajixiang amidst scrolling lotus, such as the example illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum -34- Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (I), Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 147.