A set of three blue and white dishes, Qing dynasty with Qianlong seal mark.
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The exterior finely painted in vibrant cobalt-blue tones with stylised flowers borne on delicate vines within a band of chevrons below the mouth rim and a band of ruyi-heads above the foot, the interior densely decorated with a stylised six-petal floral bloom on the medallion, the cavetto with stylised cicada divided by ruyi-heads within a stippled ground. The reverse with Qianlong seal mark. Diameter 16 cm.
Provenance
From the Collection of Klas E Böök (1909-1980), thence by descent. A Swedish diplomat and civil servant. Mr Böök first had a career within banking, that led up to the position of Governor of the Swedish National Bank from 1948 to 1951. His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and envoy from 1947 to 1948. He was minister in Ottawa from 1951 to 1956, ambassador in Beijing from 1956 to 1961, also accredited as envoy to Bangkok from 1956 to 1959. Böök was ambassador in New Delhi, also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu from 1961 to 1965 and in Bern from 1965 to 1972. He had special assignments for the Foreign Ministry from 1972 to 1975.
Exhibitions
Compare with a bowl with this type of decoration sold at Christie’s Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1 June 2011, Lot 3929.
To see other lots sold from the Collection of Klas E. Böök, see a Zitan Altartable with cloisonne placques, Bukowskis, Sale 649, lot no 981.