A Rare Blue and White Lianzi Bowl,early Kangxi, shaped after a Yongle original with the rounded sides coming to a conical point inside the footrim, the exterior with lotus petal lappets rising from the foot, below a cloud collar band and blue ground border at the rim, and the interior with robust pencilled cicada blades radiating from a central florette, W:19.3cm.,sealed 6cm crack from rim, and two flake chips inner rim, otherwise appears good. Footnote: for a smaller Yongle example in the British Museum, see item no. 1968,0422.28, where the base also comes to a point within the footrim, in imitation of a lotus seed