Description
the globular body finely painted with a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in a lotus pond, with lush lotus blooms growing amidst large lotus pads and slender stems, the rippling surface of the water defined with pencilled black lines, all below a turquoise-ground lotus spray and shou character band on the shoulder and further lotus stems on the slender waisted neck
Dimensions
48.2cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Alexander McLachlan (1920-2013), who attended the D-Day landing and began collecting Chinese and Japanese ceramics after returning to Scotland from the war.