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A GLAZED CUT-WORK BOWL 清乾隆 白釉玲瓏蓮紋盌
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
《大清乾隆年製》款
thinly potted, the gently rounded sides with a cut-out frieze
of lotus borne on stylized stems, covered inside and out with 來源
a clear glaze that fills in the cut-out design to create a plique- John Milton Bonham (1835-1897) 收藏
a-jour effect, the base with the six-character seal mark in
underglaze blue
Diameter 5¼ in., 13.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of John Milton Bonham (1835-1897).
Compare a pair of Qianlong mark and period bowls of this
design acquired by Stephen Junkunc, III from Yamanaka
& Co. in 1937, sold at Christie’s New York, 21st September
1995, lot 214. A bowl and cover of this design, gifted to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1923, was sold at
Christie’s New York, 15th September 2016, lot 966.
$ 5,000-7,000
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