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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL, Lianzi wan
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
The interior of the bowl is painted in deep ink-blue with a stylised
four-petalled flower head below a band of florets and crosses, and
is encircled by a band of pendent trefoils, all below a cash diaper
band at the rim. The exterior is decorated with a band of upright
lotus petals between keyfret bands around the mouth and foot
rims.
6¡ in. (16.1 cm.) diam.
HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000
明宣德 青花花卉紋蓮子盌
雙圈六字楷書款
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