An Unusual Turquoise-Glazed Slip-Decorated Shallow Bowl 18th century The rounded sides of the compressed body flaring at the rim and slip- decorated with a band of four lotus blossoms flanked by pairs of foliate birds, their tails conjoined to a bat suspending a chime, with a band of narrow petal tips below and a ruyi band above, covered overall with a rich turquoise glaze appearing almost white where it thins on the raised decoration and continuing over the flat base with countersunk center, the mouth rim gilded 5 5/16in. (13.5cm.) diam.
An Unusual Turquoise-Glazed Slip-Decorated Shallow Bowl 18th century The rounded sides of the compressed body flaring at the rim and slip- decorated with a band of four lotus blossoms flanked by pairs of foliate birds, their tails conjoined to a bat suspending a chime, with a band of narrow petal tips below and a ruyi band above, covered overall with a rich turquoise glaze appearing almost white where it thins on the raised decoration and continuing over the flat base with countersunk center, the mouth rim gilded 5 5/16in. (13.5cm.) diam.
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