YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A PAIR OF SMALL COPPER-RED-GLAZED WINE CUPS
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Each with deep rounded sides, the exterior covered with a glaze shading from soft crushed strawberry-red tone to a darker somewhat greyish-red color, the interior glazed white
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam., box (2)

Provenance

Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 25 November 1987, lot 135.

Lot Essay

A similar cup of the same size with Yongzheng mark is illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, p. 183, no. 826, where it is suggested that the mottling was intended "to imitate the effect of some thick red glazes of the early Ming dynasty". See, also, the similar cup previously from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29 April 1997, lot 589.

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