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A massive famille rose 'Lotus' punch bowl with charger, Qingdynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 770 - 2 650 EUR
1 840 - 2 760 USD
Hammer price
70 000 SEK
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A massive famille rose 'Lotus' punch bowl with charger, Qingdynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Decorated as a lotus flower, interior decorated in gold with a lotuspond. Diameter bowl 39,5 cm. Diameter dish 45 cm.
Interior with wear.
Provenance
From the Estate of a Swedish Noble Family.
Literature
Compare similar pair sold at Odensviholms Estate Sale, Sweden, in 1974.
Svenska Slott och Herresäten, Småland, Odensviholm, page 351.
Howard and Ayers; China for the West; page 157. Compare tea pot in the shape of a lotus.
More information
The lotus, which is the pure and sacred flower of Buddhism, has played a prominent role in Chinese life and art. Naturalistic forms for drinking vessels became relatively common in Ming times, note for instance drinking vessels in the shape of animals. In the 18th Century we see teapots, tea cups and punch bowls in the shape of lotus flowers.