A fine Imperial doucai 'anbaxian' ogee dish

Description:

China, underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and period
D. 20,2 cm
The sunken center is decorated with a flower head surrounded by a band of conjoined alternating peaches and blue palmettes, below the Eight Daoist Emblems, anbaxian, tied with ribbons and embellished with flower sprays that decorate the rounded, flared sides. The exterior is decorated with exotic flower scroll above a ruyi border.
Old German private collection
Another bowl of this form and design in the Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, is included in the exhibition Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 106 - Short hairline to rim, otherwise fine condition