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

The ‘lemon-yellow’ enamel is an enamel of pastel tone mixed with white to achieve opaqueness, which was almost exclusively used for small cups and bowls during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods. Compare to a slightly smaller pair of lemon yellow-enamelled tea bowls, from the Au Bak Ling collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 September 2024, lot 13; and a pair from the Leshantang collection, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 April 2024, lot 105.