Description:
The
sturdily
potted
charger
is
finely
painted
lotus
scrolls
arranged
within
a
medallion
in
the
center
on
the
interior.
The
cavetto
is
delicately
painted
with
a
band
of
scrolling
lotus
borne
on
meandering
leafy
stems,
below
an
everted
rim
decorated
with
classic
scrolls.
The
exterior
is
similarly
adorned
with
a
band
of
scrolling
lotus,
the
base
inscribed
in
underglaze
blue
with
Qianlong
sixcharacter
reign
mark.
Diameter
16.2”
Provenance
The
collection
of
Judge
Edgar
Bromberger,
New
York
State,
USA
(1889-1956)
prior
to
Doyle,
March
19,
2012,
Asian
Works
of
Art,
Lot
71.
Reference
The
similar
Large
Imperial
Blue
and
White
Lotus
Dish
was
illustrated
in
Mr.
Jin
Li
Yan’s
published
book
“Chinese
Fine
Arts
Collection",
by
Beijing
Arts
and
Crafts
Press,
2015,
pp.
142-143,
Figure
48