A blue and white bowl


Qianlong seal mark and of the periodWith deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior painted with four ruyi-bordered roundels enclosing stylised characters reading Wanshou wujiang (Boundless long life), interspersed with lotus sprays supporting beribboned bajixiang, the rim with a classic scroll and the foot with a lappet band, the interior with a shou character medallion encircled by the bajixiang. 18.3cm (7 1/4in) diam.
|清乾隆 青花「萬壽無疆」番蓮紋盌青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance: According to family history, which is supported by family records illustrating the progress of British troops in Beijing at the time, this lot was acquired by a military attaché posted to Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He was attached to the staff of Brigadier-General A.Gaselee, the commander of the British contingent assisting in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion on behalf of the Imperial Court, as one of the Eight Allied Powers.來源： 據家族歷史記錄，1900年庚子拳亂期間，藏家作為英國隨軍外交官得此拍品於北京。其時，八國聯軍之一的英軍分遣隊由准將阿爾弗雷德·蓋斯利帶領，受清廷委託平息拳亂，藏家亦隨行軍中。Compare with a very similar pair of blue and white bowls, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012, lot 495.