A MING STYLE ‘LOTUS BOUQUET’ DISH, 18TH CENTURY
Finely painted in cobalt-blue on white ground in fifteenth century-style with a ribbon-tied bouquet of lotus, arrowhead and millet, encircled by a leafy lotus scroll below a key fret border, the exterior with a similar scroll, supported on a short straight foot. The base unglazed.

Provenance: By repute the 1st Baron Stalbridge and thence by descent. A private collector, acquired from the above. Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge, PC (1837 – 1912), was a British politician and businessman. He served under William Ewart Gladstone as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury.
Condition: Very good condition with minor firing flaws, some tiny surface scratches and wear, some fritting to rim. Good, lasting sound of 2-3 seconds.

Weight: 1061.1 grams
Dimensions: 27.6 cm diameter

Note the deep, intense tone of the cobalt-blue and the remarkably unctuous glaze.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related dish at Christies New York, on September 18th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 947, and another in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, May 14th, 2019, lot 302.

十八世紀明代風格一把蓮紋大盤
青花釉下彩，十五世紀風格，盤中央一把蓮花，枝葉彎彎，内壁纏枝蓮紋與花飾，圈足短且直。底足露胎。

來源：據説來自第一位斯塔爾步瑞曲男爵，自此保留至今。一位私人藏家從男爵処購得。 Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 第一位斯塔爾步瑞曲男爵(1837 – 1912)，曾是英國政治家和商人。他曾是威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿治下的副管家與財務部秘書。
品相：極好品相，輕微燒製瑕疵，表面有些細微劃痕和磨損，邊緣部有點窯砂。敲擊后聲音可持續2-3秒鐘

重量：1061.1 克
尺寸：直徑27.6 厘米