Lot 157

CORAL-GROUND RESERVE-DECORATED 'LOTUS' BOWL
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD






Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
£10,710
Description
清乾隆款及年代 珊瑚紅地留白纏枝蓮紋碗
with deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, painted around the exterior in reverse technique with leafy scrolls of lotus, hibiscus and peony reserved on a rich coral red ground, the interior glazed white, the base with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze-blue
Dimensions
13cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from a deceased estate of a property in Holland Park, the owners reputedly a minor aristocratic British family who attended the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 (by repute).





