Lot Essay
A pair of Yongzheng-marked celadon-glazed ‘bats’ bowls of this unusual pattern was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3438, and another at Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 1242.
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CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A RARE AND FINELY INCISED PALE CELADON-GLAZED 'BATS' BOWL
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Finely potted with rounded sides flaring slightly to the mouth rim, the exterior incised with nine bats in flight above rocky outcrops rising from crashing waves, the interior incised with a central medallion of a pair of bats encircled by waves, all under a glaze of greenish-blue color that also covers the base
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diam.
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Finely potted with rounded sides flaring slightly to the mouth rim, the exterior incised with nine bats in flight above rocky outcrops rising from crashing waves, the interior incised with a central medallion of a pair of bats encircled by waves, all under a glaze of greenish-blue color that also covers the base
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis
A pair of Yongzheng-marked celadon-glazed ‘bats’ bowls of this unusual pattern was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3438, and another at Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 1242.