Covered Bowl with Indian
Lotus Motif in Champleve 
Enamel
Ch'ien-lung period (A.D. 
1736-1795)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Height:              8.3cm
Diameter:         10.8cm
     This bowl has an 
everted mouth and a ring 
foot.  The vessel has an 
open-knob cover.  The cover 
surface and the bowl are 
both decorated with Indian
lotus motif.  The flowers 
are in red and blue and the 
leaves in green, all against 
a yellow-gold back ground 
patterned by horizontal 
lines. On the underside 
there is a four-character 
Ch'ien-lung reign-mark.