Lot 76. A blue and white bowl and a blue and white dish, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 6 5⁄8 and 6 1⁄8 in. (16.8 and 15.4 cm.) diam. Price Realised USD 18,750 (Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000). © Christie's 2021

The group includes a blue and white `lotus' bowl, Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1875-1908), and a blue and white 'lotus' dish, Xianfeng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1851-1861).

Provenance: Bowl: Acquired in Virginia, 1979.

Dish: Acquired in 1981.

Literature: Bowl: Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs in East Asian Art, Miami, 1993, p. 48, no. 153.

Exhibited: Bowl: Miami, Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs in East Asian Art, 1991.

Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021