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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS BOUQUET' DISH QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
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the rounded sides rising to a slightly thickened rim, painted in Ming-style, the center medallion with a several lotus and other leafy plants secured at the stems by a slender trailing ribbon, encircled by a composite floral meander below a narrow formal foliate scroll, the exterior similarly painted but with a plain rim, seal mark in underglaze blue
Provenance
English Private Collection, acquired circa 1999.
Condition
The rim has a 1/8 inch glaze flake, some glaze roughness, a few tiny glaze frits and a single 1/4 inch hairline crack just below the rim on the exterior, issuing from a tiny firing flaw. Otherwise the dish is in good overall condition with expected wear.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Dishes of this design, which originated in blue and white in the Yongle period (1403-24), were copied both in the Yongzheng (1723-35) and Qianlong (1736-95) reigns. They come in a variety of sizes, the present example being the largest dimension.
A unique stylistic feature of this dish is the pair of curling stems appearing below the ribbon of the bouquet. Very few dishes with this distinctive feature, all Qianlong seal mark and period, appear to have been sold at auction. One from the R.I.C. Herridge Collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 26th November 1980, lot 274 and again in our Hong Kong rooms, 21st May 1984, lot 105 and another in these rooms, 8th May 1980, lot 283. An example of similarly large size but with sanduo decoration along the cavetto was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 1999, lot 546.
A unique stylistic feature of this dish is the pair of curling stems appearing below the ribbon of the bouquet. Very few dishes with this distinctive feature, all Qianlong seal mark and period, appear to have been sold at auction. One from the R.I.C. Herridge Collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 26th November 1980, lot 274 and again in our Hong Kong rooms, 21st May 1984, lot 105 and another in these rooms, 8th May 1980, lot 283. An example of similarly large size but with sanduo decoration along the cavetto was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 1999, lot 546.