A 'DOUCAI' 'LOTUS' DISH QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

with shallow rounded sides and slightly everted rim springing from a narrow foot, painted on the inside with a circular panel enclosing four iron-red lotus sprays encircling a larger spray in the centre, the flowers each framed by pencilled stems in underglaze blue with scroll-shaped green and blue leaves, a matching frieze of eight lotus flowers on the exterior, inscribed on the base with the four-character cai xiu tang zhi hall mark in underglaze-blue

Collection of Gertrude Morgenroth.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio (before 1981).
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio (1981-2008).

There is light overall wear to the enamel and glaze. The rim shows some very light wear and has possibly been very lightly polished. There are some iron pin-point impurities to the base and the interior of the dish.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A similar dish of the exact size, but with a Yongzheng six-character mark, in the Paul and Helen Bernat collection, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 15th November 1988, lot 16.