30CM Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Plate Lotus Flower Pattern Antique Rare
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Condition Report: Overall Condition; Restored chip. Size 303x50mm approx.
A very nice example, great Large dsh with an unusual scene of a lotus flower.
A symbol for purity in Chinese culture, the lotus flower was a popular feature on export ware by the middle of the eighteenth century. Known in several variations, lotus-petal designs sometimes reflect a Near Eastern influence with the addition of intricate scrollwork.
Note on this particularly fine dish the graduated shading on the lotus petals from the pale pink to the ruby-red.
Similar dish in the Britisch Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=264898&partId=1
Related works
A smaller dish with the same design is at the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University (USA), illustrated by Thomas V. Litzenburg, Jr in Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University (2003, p. 68, no. 51).
A teapot is illustrated in The Choice of the Private Trader, The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection (David S. Howard, 1994, p. 151, no. 163).
A cream jug, a teabowl, one cup and saucer and one teapot with this design are illustrated in Collectiong Chinese Export Porcelain by Elinor Gordon (1984, p. 50, pl. VII).
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