LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'RUYI AND LOTUS' BOWL AND COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD 清康熙 青花如意蓮花紋鎏金佛獅鈕大蓋碗 the steep rounded sides rising to a short upright rim and supported on a slightly tapered foot, the exterior vibrantly painted in rich and varied tones of underglaze blue with alternating ruyi-head and lotus motifs issuing from connected foliage stems, the slightly domed cover with similar decoration surrounding a knop in the form of a seated gilt-decorated Buddhist lion dog stepping on a brocade ball, the base with two concentric circles in underglaze blue (26.3cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, inherited from current owner's grandmother. The late grandmother would buy from auctions in London or the West Country where she was based. The collection was formed in the mid-20th century. With a cropped catalogue label stuck to the base of the interior, reading "[lot] 128 An 18th century Chinese circular china covered jar with gilt kylin knop and painted in underglaze blue with stylised flowers and scrolls 9 1/4" Note: It is rare to find blue and white bowl and cover of this form and in large size, whilst the decoration of Buddhist foo dog, ruyi head and lotus are associated with Buddhism. A pair of large blue and white lidded bowls of similar shape, decorated with qilin and dated to Kangxi period, are in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, museum no. 38.1104. Another Kangxi example of similar form but slightly smaller in size (23.7cm high) and painted with landscape is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, no. 3568 Xin 新136735. A further comparable example decorated with 'Story of the white hare' was sold at Sotheby's New York, 'Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection' on 19 March 2019, lot 362.