A blue and white 'mandarin duck and lotus' dish, Mark...

A blue and white 'mandarin duck and lotus' dish,
Mark and period of Yongzheng
清雍正 青花蓮池鴛鴦臥足盤 《大清雍正年製》款

finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a countersunk base enclosed by an unglazed footring, the interior painted with a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in a pond amongst large lotus blooms with broad furled leaves and tall aquatic grasses, the exterior with a matching frieze of four ducks swimming across gently rippled water between sprays of lotus, below a band enclosing six dragons and pearls at the rim, the decoration executed in fine outline filled with three graded tones of wash, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle

17.4 cm

Condition Report:
Good overall condition. The mouthrim appears to be very lightly polished. A minuscule glaze flake to the exterior. Expected surface wear and light scratches. Minor original imperfections.

整體品相良好。口沿或經輕微打磨。盤外見一細小釉面剝痕。正常器面磨痕，及原生窰燒瑕疵。

Provenance:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st November 1999, lot 381.

香港蘇富比1999年11月1日，編號381