KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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a pair of aubergine-glazed bowls
Kangxi six-character marks within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722)
Each with a deep rounded sides, all under a violet blue glaze thinning slightly towards the rim and stopping around the foot, rim chips, restored hairlines
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam. (2)

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Lot Essay

John Ayers illustrates a similar bowl in the Baur Collection Catalogue, vol. III, no. A 474, where he notes that 'the occurence of the K'ang hsi reign mark on finely-made bowls and dishes having this rich purple glaze points to the liklihood of their having been made for Court use'. This example is also illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 13, col. pl. 34. A second example was included in the exhibition jointly presented by the Urban Council and Min Chu Society, 'Spleandour of the Qing Dynasty', Catalogue, no. 222, while a third from the Goldschmidt Collection was sold in Hong Kong, 13 November 1990, lot 63.

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