Blue-and-white ‘Lotus’ glazed bowl, Qing dynasty

A porcelain bowl with a circular base, flaring profile and a mouth turned subtly outwards. Decorated on the short foot with blue enamel on an underglaze white background, with a double blue line, followed by a continuous band adorning the body, of beautiful lotuses in bloom surrounded by fine interlacing scrolls of leaves. 

It bears a six-character seal ‘大清光绪年制’ on the base. 

Height: 6.1 cm; Mouth diameter: 12 cm; Base diameter: 4.7 cm