Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art from the Collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton
A blue and white 'floral' fishbowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 青花纏枝蓮紋缸
Auction Closed
September 22, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A blue and white 'floral' fishbowl
Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀 青花纏枝蓮紋缸
the deep curved sides narrowing at the base and surmounted by a straight lipped rim, elegantly painted with stylized lotus blooms borne on an undulating stem issuing scrolling leaves, all between an upright lappet border at the foot and bands of ruyi heads and crashing waves just below the rim
Diameter 16 ¼ in., 41.3 cm
Sotheby's New York, 19th March 1997, lot 260.
來源
紐約蘇富比1997年3月19日，編號260
For similar fishbowls sold at auction, compare one sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20th November 1985, lot 70. Another, with an additional band of the 'eight Buddhist emblems' sold in these rooms, 19th November 1982, lot 285.