YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
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A DOUCAI DEEP BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The exterior decorated with three leafy scrolling tendrils, each bearing an iron-red peony and a mallow blossom, the latter three in shaded yellow, reddish-purple and lime green, with an iron-red mallow spray medallion in the interior
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam., box
Lot Essay
See a similar bowl included in the exhibition, The Museum of East Asian Art, Inaugural Exhibition, vol. I, Chinese Ceramics, Bath, 1993, p. 253, no. 199.