AN IRON RED AND GILT ‘FLOWER BOUQUET’ DISH, 18TH CENTURY China. Painted with iron-red, gilt and green enamels, the center depicting a flower bouquet in a vase, framed by an underglaze blue decoration of flowers, dragons and phoenixes chasing the flaming pearl, a narrow foliate scroll below the rim, the rim in café au lait. The exterior with two flower branches in iron red.

Provenance: From the collection of Karl Emil Strømstad. Two old labels to base, one reading ‘Strømstad 491’. Karl Emil Strømstad was an important Norwegian collector of Chinese ceramics. He has written numerous articles on the subject, including ‘Fifty Shades of Green. Den fascinerende celadonkeramikken’, and co-founded the Oriental Ceramic Society of Norway (NSOK). A large part of his collection, which he built from the 1960s onwards, was acquired in London.
Condition: Good condition with little old wear, shallow surface scratches, mostly to the gilt, a small chip to the rim, some manufacturing irregularities such as kiln grit, pitting, and dark spots. The dish slightly warped.

Weight: 1238 g
Dimensions: Diameter 35 cm

十八世紀汎紅描金一束蓮紋盤
中國。敞口，斜弧腹，汎紅釉，描金，綠色琺琅。中央開光描繪一束蓮紋，中間一圈為青花雙龍戲珠紋。邊緣處纏枝花卉紋。盤沿描醬色釉。

來源：Karl Emil Strømstad收藏，底部可見兩個標籤，其中一個注明“Strømstad 491“。Karl Emil Strømstad是挪威重要的中國陶瓷收藏家。他寫了許多關於中國陶瓷的文章，如《Fifty Shades of Green-Den fascinerende celadonkeramikken》，並協助創立了挪威東方陶瓷協會 (NSOK)。 他1960 年代開始收集的大部分藏品收購於倫敦。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，表面淺劃痕，主要是鎏金邊緣有小刻痕，一些製造瑕疵，如窯砂和黑點。盤子微微翹起。

重量：1238 克
尺寸：直徑35 厘米