A RARE & LARGE EARLY 18th century CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED PORCELAIN DEEP BOWL,
the exterior finely carved with three large sprays of blossoming lotus, peony, & mallow, above smaller sprays of flowers & detached sprigs of peach, pomegranate, & persimmon (the Suando), interspersed with clusters of swirling clouds, the glaze of delicate pale bluish-green tone, & the foot-rim with brown dressing; 13?” diam.
Yongzheng six-character seal mark in blue to the base, & of the period (1723-1735).
Provenance: Formerly the property of Miss Vera Crossman of Hans Crescent, London, who bequeathed it to the present owner in 1959.