A Fine Pair of Blue and White 'Floral Scroll' Bowls Marks and Period of Yongzheng

each finely potted with rounded sides raised on a small foot, the exterior densely decorated in washes of cobalt blue with Indian lotus flowers borne on a continuous meandering leafy scroll, all above a band of 'classic' scroll encircling the foot, the interior similarly painted with a central medallion of a lotus within double circles, the recessed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark

Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2009, lot 1891.

One of the pair has a few pinholes on the mouthrim. There is minute wear to the mouthrim but only visible with a magnifying glass.
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The fine feathery lotus scroll painted on the present pair of bowls reflects the innovative developments achieved at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province during the Yongzheng reign. By cleverly echoing a Western scroll motif in the traditional Chinese lotus pattern, the Chinese craftsmen created an attractive contemporary design.  A closely related pair of bowls was sold in these rooms, 31st October 2004, lot 180. Compare a smaller pair of cups with a simplified version of this design, sold in our London rooms, 9th November 2005, lot 317.