The dish is moulded in shallow relief on the interior with five rows of lotus petals highlighted with incised details, radiating from a central pod towards the foliate rim. The dish is covered inside and out in a pale green glaze. The base and the foot left unglazed.
A large celadon-glazed ‘lotus’ dish (Yongzheng period, 1722-1735)
Description
Dimensions: 27.5cm diameter
Provenance:
An old English collection
The dish is moulded in shallow relief on the interior with five rows of lotus petals highlighted with incised details, radiating from a central pod towards the foliate rim. The dish is covered inside and out in a pale green glaze. The base and the foot left unglazed.
Compare a smaller dish, Qianlong mark and period, sold at Christie’s New York, 18-19 Sept. 2014, lot 905.
