D. 22,2 cm Condition A FINE OGEE-SHAPED IMPERIAL DOUCAI BOWL, China, underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and period, decorated with a central six-pointed medallion formed from ruyi-heads, the rim with six lingzhi motifs, the exterior painted with a continuous flowering lotus scroll, beneath the eight Buddhist Emblems, the foot with a band of lappets- Property from an old French private collection, acquired before 2000-Cf. Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch'eng-Hua Porcelain Ware, 1465-1487, p.180, no.188, where a prototype of this design is illustrated. See also Christie's, 19th March 2008, lot 623, for a similar Qianlong bowl of this design-Very short hairline to rim with a small related restored chip