A CHINESE DOUCAI 'LOTUS AND BATS' BOWL
A CHINESE DOUCAI 'LOTUS AND BATS' BOWL
19TH CENTURY
The rounded sides painted with iron-red bats suspending swastika motifs, surrounded by stylised blossoming lotus, lingzhi, ruyi-heads amidst scrolling tendrils, with a paper label for C Y Tse, Antiques and Collectibles, the base with a six character Jiaqing mark, with a wood stand, 13.7cm. (2)
Provenance: purchased from C Y Tse Antiques and Collectibles, Hong Kong; formerly in the English private collection of Sir Mark Heath KCVO CMG (1927-2005).