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1 1 . A SOFT-PASTE WHITE PORCEL AIN LOTUS-FORM PALETTE (BITIAN)
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)

in the form of a lotus lily-pad and two lotus blossoms tied with a ribbon, finely detailed on both
sides, the white porcelain covered with a clear glaze, with a carved black wood stand.
Length 3 ⁄8 inches (8.5 cm)
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Provenance Tonying & Company, Inc., New York
Evelyn Annenberg Hall (1913-2006), New York, acquired from the above in 1956
Christie’s New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 29 March 2006, lot 143
Used by Chinese painters and calligraphers to shape the tip of the brush and control the concentration of the ink, the bitian
also served as an elegant ornament for the scholar’s desk.
清乾隆 白瓷荷花筆舔 寬 8.5 厘米

來源 紐約通運公司
紐約 Evelyn Annenberg Hall (1913-2006) 舊藏，於 1956 年購自通運公司
紐約佳士得 2006 年 3 月 29 日，拍品第 143 號