A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS BOUQUET' DISHES SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
each with gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones to the interior with a roundel enclosing a ribboned bouquet of lotus flowers, aquatic plants and a lotus pod, encircled by three concentric rings, the cavetto and the exterior painted with seven alternating flowerheads amidst scrolling foliage, all below a classic scroll band, inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark
15.4 cm, 6 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Dr Vincent Squilla (1925-2017).
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each with gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones to the interior with a roundel enclosing a ribboned bouquet of lotus flowers, aquatic plants and a lotus pod, encircled by three concentric rings, the cavetto and the exterior painted with seven alternating flowerheads amidst scrolling foliage, all below a classic scroll band, inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark
15.4 cm, 6 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Dr Vincent Squilla (1925-2017).