A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'LOTUS' INK-STICK STAND

A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'LOTUS' INK-STICK STAND

QING DYNASTY

Formed as a lotus seed pod, moulded with a large furled leaf to the side, with trailing stems forming the foot, the top with three seeds and four circular apertures, decorated all over in pink and green enamels, 8cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.