A PINK-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE OCTAGONAL FOOTED 'LOTUS' BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG

of octagonal section with deep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a gilt rim, the exterior brightly enamelled with large lotus blooms interspersed with shou characters and bats, all against a pink ground and below a border ruyi, the foot with further lotus against a dark blue ground, the interior and the base enamelled turquoise, the latter centred with an iron-red six-character seal mark within a double-square