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Lot 63
  • 63

A Blue and White 'Lotus' Bowl Kangxi Mark and Period

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flaring rim, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a single lotus spray, surrounded by undulating lotus scrolls, the rim encircled by a narrow band of demi lotus florets and curled lotus leaves, the decoration repeated on the exterior, inscribed to the base with a six-character Kangxi mark within a double-circle

Exhibited

From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 102.

Condition

In very good condition with the exceltion of a 13mm firing crack to the foot below the 'Qing' character.
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