A Chinese Gilt and Blue Glazed Qianlong (1736-1795) Lidded Bowl and Saucer

Description


Date Created
1736-1795

Dimensions
Diameter: 13.3 cm

Provenance
The Enzo Nahum collection, Tel-Aviv.

Details
Flower mark on the reverse (see close-up 6).
The bowl exterior cobalt blue glazed and delicately painted in gold with large peonies and surmounted by a scrolled border. The interior centered by a puce flowerhead, and terminating with an enameled puce band. The lid and saucer, also cobalt blue glazed and decorated in gold with bands of scrolls and flowers.

Condition
Some of the gilt rubbed off, otherwise good.

Notes
Catalogued by Sotheby's for the collector, 1974.