GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1975-1908)
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS' BOWL AND COVER
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1975-1908)
The bowl is finely enameled with three rows of overlapping lotus petals between the green foot decorated in imitation of a stem and a band of yellow stamens at the rim. The cover is decorated en suite with petals overlapping a band of leaves below a central seed pod surmounted by a gilt finial.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
William and Mary Scranton Collection, Pennsylvania.
Lot Essay
William Scranton (1917-2013) served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967.