Plat 'Lotus' en porcelaine émaillée céladon, Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIème-XIXème siècle. Estimate €4,000 – €6,000 ($4,496 - $6,743). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
Entirely covered in a pale celadon glaze, the dish is well potted and moulded into a lotus leaf, the underside with the stem coiled cleverly forming the base; small restorations. 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) diam.
A CELADON-GLAZED 'LOTUS' DISH, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Plat 'Lotus' en porcelaine émaillée turquoise, Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIème-XIXème siècle. Estimate €4,000 – €6,000 ($4,496 - $6,743). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The dish is finely potted in the shape of a lotus leaf, molded with lotus flowers, seeds and a chilong around the mouth rim. It is entirely glazed in a deep turquoise; hairline crack. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) diam.
A TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'LOTUS' DISH, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 9 June 2015, Paris