8th May, 2025 10:00
Asian, Indian & Islamic Art
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Pair of blue and white ‘lotus bouquet’ dishes
Chinese, Kangxi
decorated with a central ribbon-tied lotus plant bouquet incorporating saggitaria and millet, encircled by a band of composite foliate scroll incorporating a multitude of blossoms, all beneath a narrow band of stylised scroll at the rim a similar design repeated on the exterior., the base unglazed, 16.1cm diam.
Provenance: A private English collection via a deceased Estate.
Notes: The decoration on the present dishes is inspired by a classic design featured on Imperial wares produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (AD 1360-1424). Alongside the lotus, symbolising purity, the bouquet includes other symbolic plants, such as the arrow-shaped Sagittaria sagittifolia, which represents generosity and sustenance during times of scarcity, and a stalk of millet, symbolising abundance and prosperity.
For a blue and white ‘lotus bouquet’ dish dating to the Yongle period, which would have provided the source of inspiration for the present dishes, see the example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Blue-and-White ware of the Ming Dynasty, Vol. 2, Hong Kong, 1963, pp.146-7.
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £600 - £800
Pair of blue and white ‘lotus bouquet’ dishes
Chinese, Kangxi
decorated with a central ribbon-tied lotus plant bouquet incorporating saggitaria and millet, encircled by a band of composite foliate scroll incorporating a multitude of blossoms, all beneath a narrow band of stylised scroll at the rim a similar design repeated on the exterior., the base unglazed, 16.1cm diam.
Provenance: A private English collection via a deceased Estate.
Notes: The decoration on the present dishes is inspired by a classic design featured on Imperial wares produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (AD 1360-1424). Alongside the lotus, symbolising purity, the bouquet includes other symbolic plants, such as the arrow-shaped Sagittaria sagittifolia, which represents generosity and sustenance during times of scarcity, and a stalk of millet, symbolising abundance and prosperity.
For a blue and white ‘lotus bouquet’ dish dating to the Yongle period, which would have provided the source of inspiration for the present dishes, see the example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Blue-and-White ware of the Ming Dynasty, Vol. 2, Hong Kong, 1963, pp.146-7.
Some surface wear, minute firing imperfections.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 8th May, 2025
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