A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN

1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY

The centre painted with a scaly dragon and a flaming pearl of wisdom amongst clouds, the inner border with four carp emerging from waves, divided by rocks and lingzhi, with eight bats in flight above, the wide rim with stylized lappets, the underside with four sinuous dragons, 40.6cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, Hampshire.