Large Chinese Export 'Hong' Punch Bowl
(Qianlong Period, 1775-1785)
Description
finely potted porcelain punch bowl with a tapered foot and deep sides with continuous scene of figures in the hongs at Canton trading port by the Pearl River in China, including factories flying Western national flags, and trade junks packed with goods, the interior decorated with baskets and flowers and a gilt green and iron red band
Details
diameter: 14 1/2 inches
Provenance
from The Collection of Seymour Stein
Condition
evidence of repairs with some associated overpaint