AN UNUSUAL ENAMELED DEEP 'LOTUS ROUNDEL' BOWL, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

AN UNUSUAL ENAMELED DEEP 'LOTUS ROUNDEL' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The deep, rounded sides are decorated in aubergine, pale bluish-green, white yellow and black on a rich green ground with roundels of lotus in different arrangements alternating with stylized ruyi-form clouds, all below a band of crashing waves and florets below the rim, and above a band of classic scroll on the foot. The interior is decorated with a similar large roundel of lotus surrounded by stylized ruyi-form clouds.
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam.