Djupt med rundade sidor óch bred fotring, insidan dekorerad med kraftfull lotusdekor i underglasyrblått, utsidan av brämet med klippformationer. Diameter 36 cm.
Sprickor. Glasyrnagg.
Property of a private Finnish Collection.
The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Purchased at Christies, 2006, Sale 4019, lot no 156.
Compare Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 17 May 2012, London, New Bond Street, lot 271.
Compare a 'lotus' dish illustrated in Qing Shunzhi Kangxi chao qinghua ci, Beijing, 2005, no.79.
The Chinese Lotus Flower is an emblem of purity and enlightenment. This exquisite flower is a symbol of strength, beauty, and spiritual significance in Chinese culture. The lotus flower is regarded as a sacred plant that is associated with Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, and is revered for its many spiritual meanings and symbolism.