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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL 明十五世紀 青花纏枝蓮紋盌
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY 來源
the deep rounded sides set over a slightly tapered foot, the 英國私人收藏（傳）
exterior painted in variegated cobalt tones with a continuous
scroll of foliate stems issuing lotus blossoms, the motif
framed between a double line at the rim and further plain
bands encircling the foot, the interior centered with a large
flowerhead within a double circle
Diameter 8¾ in., 22.2 cm

PROVENANCE
english private Collection (by repute).
the present bowl may be attributed to the second half of the
fifteenth century based on the quality of the glaze, porcelain
body and style of the painting. the design is clearly inspired
by Chenghua mark and period ‘palace’ bowls, such as one
in the percival David Collection, at the British museum,
London, published in stacey pierson, Illustrated Catalogue of
Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 2004, pl.
40. Compare an unmarked blue and white bowl attributed to
the late fifteenth century by John alexander pope, illustrated
in Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington,
D.C., 1956, pl. 64.
$ 40,000-60,000

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