A rare Chinese porcelain 'Lotus' bowl, Kangxi, white body and blue-toned glaze, brown line rim, the exterior with incised lotus scroll, the base marked in underglaze blue four character mark with double line square border 商山仿古 (Shang shan fang gu 'Shangshan imitating the ancient'), 19.2cm diameter, wood stand Provenance: From the collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey Shang Shan was the alias of Guo Pengling (1654-1722), whose ancestors were originally from Tai Yuan in north China but had moved to Yang Zhou along the Yangtze River. Guo became a jinshi (metropolitan graduate) in 1678 and took up various posts in civil service afterwards. He was remembered for his literary accomplishments, having produced several volumes including the Yinshan Tang Xinggao (Manuscript of the Yinshan Hall) and the Zhitang Shiji (Collected Poetry of the Fungus Hall). Compare with an almost identical bowl in the British Museum on display (G95/dc46/sh9) from the Sir Percival David Foundation, museum no. PDF,A.408. See Ming Wilson, 1999, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics, a joint exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, pp82-83. 清康熙 "商山仿古"款缠枝莲纹白釉碗 拍品来源：英国Scholey爵士及女爵伉俪私人收藏，David Scholey爵士为前英格兰国家银行总监及英国国家肖像画廊主席。类似"商山仿古"款碗可见大英博物馆大维德基金会所藏，藏品编号PDF, A.408。"商山"是郭彭龄（1654-1722）的字，其先太原人，迁扬州，康熙十七年进士，历任各地方官，以艺文称著，有《印山堂行稿》，《芝堂诗集》。 Condition Report: the interior of the bowl with scratches to the glaze the unglazed foot rim with firing crack and with minor firing blemishes to the glaze throughout Condition Report Disclaimer