A CHINESE IMPERIAL IRON-RED 'LOTUS' DISH

SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35

Painted to the centre with a roundel enclosing stylised lotus sprays, the underside similarly decorated with six large lotus flowerheads divided by smaller blossoms and scrolling foliage, with double lines encircling the rim and gently tapering foot, the base with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 14.8cm.

Provenance: from the estate of Mrs Catherine Barlow (d.10th November 2019), probably gifted to her late husband Peter by Cyril Andrade in the 1970s.