A CHINESE QINGBAI 'LOTUS' BOX AND COVER Yuan Dynasty 宋或元 青白釉暗刻蓮紋蓋盒 Of circular domed form, the cover decorated with a stylised lotus panel to the central reserve, with bands of undulating leafy stems around the upper and lower sections, covered in a white glaze with a very pale blue hue, 12.2cm diameter (2) - PROVENANCE: Property of a French Private Collection formed in Hong Kong during the 1960’s-1980’s; The Collection of the late Mrs. A. Kok-Viersen, sold by order of e, Esq., Sotheby's New Bond Street, 28 May 1974, lot 124.