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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS BOUQUET’ CHARGER
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD

明永樂 青花一把蓮盤

with shallow rounded sides resting on a short gently tapered 來源：
foot, superbly decorated on the interior in deep cobalt blue 倫敦佳士得1974年6月10日，編號74
with a medallion enclosing a ribbon-tied bouquet of lotus 倫敦佳士得1975年12月8日，編號126
flowers and leaves, arrowhead and other waterplants, 倫敦佳士得1977年7月11日，編號112
the medallion encircled with a composite floral scroll of
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦，1978年，編號8134
camellia, hibiscus, pomegranate, tree peony, rose, lotus and
chrysanthemum, all repeated twice save for the pomegranate, 展覽：
all below a band of crashing waves bordering the rim, the 《中國陶瓷雅集》，敏求精舍，香港藝術館，香港，1980年，
exterior similarly decorated with a composite floral scroll, 編號75
between a classic scroll band bordering the rim and a key-
fret frieze above the foot, the foot encircled with a single-line
border, the base left unglazed
34.6 cm, 13⅝ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 10th June 1974, lot 74.
Christie’s London, 8th December 1975, lot 126.
Christie’s London, 11th July 1977, lot 112.
Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1978, no. 8134.
EXHIBITED
Zhongguo taoci yaji/ An Anthology of Chinese Ceramics, Min
Chiu Society, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1980,
cat. no. 75.

HK$ 1,800,000-2,500,000
US$ 231,000-320,000