A CARVED AND CELADON-GLAZED 'THREE BATS' DISH, QING DYNASTY China, c. 19^th century. The porcelain delicately potted with shallow flared sides supported on a circular foot, the interior finely carved with a central medallion formed from three beribboned charms including a double gourd, nandina berries and a ruyi scepter, surrounded by three flying bats and scrolling cloud clusters, the exterior with stylized plantain lappets radiating from the foot ring, covered overall in a translucent pale celadon glaze.

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, including pitting, light surface scratches.

Weight: 269.5 g
Dimensions: Diameter 14.9 cm

The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.

Expert's note: Earlier versions from the Yongzheng period were the prototype for this group of dishes. Qianlong examples tend to be smaller in size, inscribed with six-character seal marks, covered in a more bluish glaze, and are generally of lesser quality. They are also potted in a rather sturdy manner. While it is not fully clear to what extent the production of these dishes was continued after the Qianlong period, it seems fair to assume that they were made for a long time, with decreasing levels of quality, and probably well into the Republic era. For an example of the Yongzheng-marked prototype, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 12 October 2021, lot 20.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3641
Estimate: HKD 500,000 or approx. EUR 67,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of carved pale celadon-glazed washers, seal marks and period of Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the closely related design, form, carving style, glaze and similar size (11 cm). Note that this pair of dishes may actually also date from the 19^th century, which could explain why it was unsold.



清代模印如意蝙蝠粉青釉盤
中國，約十九世紀。平底淺盤，斜壁，圈足。盤内開光，模印雲蝠紋，三隻蝙蝠靈動自然，口銜葫蘆、靈芝、折枝枇杷，綬帶飄逸飛揚，四周祥雲滿佈，寓意福祿壽喜；外壁折腹下飾一圈蕉葉紋，紋飾精細，氣質清幽。通體施粉青釉，釉質肥厚瑩潤，色澤清幽。

來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，包括點蝕、輕微的表面劃痕。

重量：269.5 克
尺寸：直徑 14.9 厘米

圈足青花六字款“大清乾隆年製”。

專家注釋：這類盤的初期形制來自雍正時期，乾隆時期尺寸較小。六字篆書款釉色較藍，品質一般沒有前朝好。胎體緻密。雖然尚不清楚乾隆年間這些盤子生產持續到什麼程度，但可以假設它們製作時間很長，質量水平下降，並且可能已經進入民國時代。雍正款原型，見香港蘇富比，2021 年 10 月 12 日，編號 20。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年10月3日，lot 3641
估價：HKD 500,000（相當於今日EUR 67,000）
描述：清乾隆一對粉青釉雲蝠紋鏜鑼洗，《大清乾隆年製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的設計、外型、雕刻風格、釉面和相似的尺寸(11厘米)。請注意此對盤年代為十九世紀，可能因此才流拍。