清 青花卷蓮紋朝珠盒一對 Qing Dynasty period. The donut-shaped box and cover finely decorated to the exterior with meandering floral scrolls, the base inscribed with six character Guang Xu mark. Diameter: 8 3/8 in (21.0 cm) Provenance: Private collection, San Diego, California 朝珠盒是清代官員專門存放朝珠的用具。子母口,圈足,盒蓋呈環形。通體施白釉,盒身以青花滿繪西蕃蓮紋,盒蓋亦繪青花西蕃蓮紋,紋飾精美,構圖繁縟,青料发色明翠。此類朝珠盒多繪制青花西蕃蓮,寓意“清廉”。此盒形制碩大,器型飽滿,胎質細膩堅實,釉面潔凈,紋飾古樸,成對保存,不可多得。來源: 加州聖地亞哥私人藏家收藏