Asian Art II - 18th May 2022
Lot 889
A CHINESE DOUCAI 'LOTUS AND BATS' BOWL
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1600
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Description
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).