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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS SCROLL’ BOWL
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bowl is decorated in the style of Ming-dynasty ‘Palace’ bowls with a leafy
meander bearing six stylized blossoms on the exterior, a band of lappets above
the foot, and the interior with a single fower in the central roundel.
6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) diam.
$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE
Private collection, France, acquired by the Chairman of the Bank of Indo-China
in Asia, prior to 1946, and thence by descent within the family.
Bowl such as the present lot were inspired by Ming-dynasty blue and white
bowls, and were produced throughout the Qing dynasty. For a Chenghua-
period bowl with a ‘lotus scroll’ design, see M. Medley, The World’s Great
Collections: Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 6, The Percival David Foundation of Chinese
Art, London, Tokyo/New York/San Francisco, 1982, no. 109, ref. A649.
For a Kangxi-period example of the same design, see lot 1121.
清道光 青花纏枝蓮紋盌 六字篆書款

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