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A rare blue and white 'lotus and fish' bowl


Chenghua/HongzhiWith deep rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the exterior boldly painted in shades of cobalt blue with six large blossoming lotus amidst an undulating meander, the interior with four fish separated by floral sprigs above foaming and crashing waves, the well with a swimming carp amidst billowing clouds.21.6cm (8 1/2in) diam.
|ProvenanceSotheby's London, 28 November 1972, lot 167An English private collection, and thence by descentCompare with a dish decorated with a similar design, mid Chenghua period, illustrated in A Legacy of Chenghua: Imperial Porcelain of the Chenghua Reign Excavated from Zhushan, Jingdezhen, Hong Kong, 1993, pp.150-151, no.B31.