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Lot Essay
An identical bowl is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Shanghai 1998, p.140, fig.95-1 and 95-2, where the author mentions that the blue enamel is very similar to the blue that was produced in the late Ming period. Another bowl from the Charles Russell and Paul Bernat Collections, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is illustrated by H. Moss, By Imperial Command, Hong Kong 1976, pl.74
Other examples of this pattern include a pair of bowls from the Edward T. Chow collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 143, illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C.Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong 1987, p.133, pl.89, where a panoramic view is illustrated, pp.134-135 ; another pair of bowls from the T.Y.Chao Collection sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, The Imperial Sale, 27 April 1997, lot 53 ; and a single bowl sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 1 November 2004, lot 888.
For further references see also the footnote of lot 903, The Imperial Sale, Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, pp.16-17
Other examples of this pattern include a pair of bowls from the Edward T. Chow collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 143, illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C.Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong 1987, p.133, pl.89, where a panoramic view is illustrated, pp.134-135 ; another pair of bowls from the T.Y.Chao Collection sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, The Imperial Sale, 27 April 1997, lot 53 ; and a single bowl sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 1 November 2004, lot 888.
For further references see also the footnote of lot 903, The Imperial Sale, Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, pp.16-17