A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND 'LOTUS' BASIN
Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period Elegantly potted with broad curved sides rising from a raised circular foot to a flared rim, the interior lavishly adorned with stylised blossoming lotus floral scrolls interspersed with four auspicious bats grasping peaches their mouths, bordered by a band of ruyi-heads and gilt border, all depicted in rich famille rose enamels against a turquoise-blue ground, the base inscribed with a Jiaqing seal mark in iron red. 39cm (15 3/8in) diam.
清嘉慶 松石綠地粉彩纏枝蓮紋折沿盤 礬紅「大清嘉慶年製」篆書款
Provenance: an English private collection, by descent from the grandparents who reputedly bought it circa 1900s
來源： 英國私人收藏，繼承於祖父母，據傳購於約1900年代
See two famille rose green-ground vases decorated with similar leafy lotus tendrils, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, pls.172-173. See also a related famille rose yellow ground 'lotus and bat' dish, Jiaqing seal mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.故00161430-1/17).
Compare with a related pair of famille rose yellow-ground 'bajixiang' dishes, Jiaqing seal marks and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, lot 189.
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