UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A PAIR OF FINE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
UNDERGLAZE BLUE KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
With deep rounded sides raised on tall straight feet, each painted to the exterior with scrolling hibiscus, qiukui, above a band of lappets at the foot, the interiors with a central medallion containing a further floral spray
5¼ in. (13 cm.) diam. (2)

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1987, lot 458

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

Compare with another Qing dynasty bowl of this pattern from the Percival David Foundation collection with a Kangxi mark, illustrated by R. Scott, For the Imperial Court, no. 39, p. 108, where the author mentions that the yellow hibiscus (qiukui) had been a popular subject with artists since the Song period.

This pattern is inspired by the palace bowls made during the Chenghua reign, 1465-87. For an example of the Ming dynasty Chenghua prototype with this design, see the bowl exhibited at the O. C. S. Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, 1953, Catalogue, no. 101.

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