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A massive famille rose 'Lotus' punch bowl with charger, Qingdynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 830 - 2 740 EUR
1 870 - 2 800 USD
Hammer price
70 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A massive famille rose 'Lotus' punch bowl with charger, Qingdynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

Decorated as a lotus flower, interior decorated in gold with a lotuspond. Diameter bowl 39,5 cm. Diameter dish 45 cm.

Interior with wear.

Provenance

From the Estate of a Swedish Noble Family.

Literature

Compare similar pair sold at Odensviholms Estate Sale, Sweden, in 1974.

Svenska Slott och Herresäten, Småland, Odensviholm, page 351.

Howard and Ayers; China for the West; page 157. Compare tea pot in the shape of a lotus.

More information

The lotus, which is the pure and sacred flower of Buddhism, has played a prominent role in Chinese life and art. Naturalistic forms for drinking vessels became relatively common in Ming times, note for instance drinking vessels in the shape of animals. In the 18th Century we see teapots, tea cups and punch bowls in the shape of lotus flowers.