Large Chinese Blue-and-White Covered Bowl with Lion-Mask Handles

A substantial blue-and-white covered bowl decorated in rich underglaze cobalt with stylised lotus blossoms and scrolling foliage against a deep blue ground. The rounded body carries a domed cover crowned by a lotus-bud finial, while opposing moulded lion-mask handles project from either side. The decoration continues seamlessly across cover and body, framed by geometric borders in the classic Chinese taste, and the continuous floral field gives the piece a notably rich appearance.