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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOWLS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE- Christie’s London, 5 December 1994, lot 21.
BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1662-1722) See a similar Kangxi period blue and white ‘lotus’ bowl,
illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng
Each bowl is potted with tall rounded sides rising to a faring and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 19.
mouth rim and supported on a short tapered foot. The exteriors 清康熙 青花纏枝蓮紋碗一對 六字楷書款
are each painted in shades of cobalt blue with a continuous
meander of six lotus heads with scrolling leaves above a lappet
band. The interiors are each decorated with a lotus fower head.
6¡ in. (16.2 cm.) diam. (2)
£8,000-12,000 $11,000-15,000
€9,300-14,000
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