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

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A FINE AND RARE SMALL PALE 'SKY-BLUE'-GLAZED BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
With deep rounded sides, the exterior covered with a thin pale blue glaze shading to a darker tone where it pools in a line at the top and base of the slightly spreading tall ring foot
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diam., wood stand, box

Provenance

Collected in China prior to 1965 and thence by descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

This unusual glaze color appears as early as the Xuande period, as seen on an excavated stem cup with Xuande mark illustrated in 'Porcelain excavated from the official kilns of the Xuande (1426-1435) era at Zhu Shan, Jingdezhen', TOCS, vol. 62, 1997-98, p. 23, figs. 9 a&b, where it is called 'sky blue'.
The shape of this bowl, with its small slightly tall foot is quite unusual, as is the glaze. A similar glaze can be seen on lot 388 in this sale where other bowls with this glaze color are mentioned.

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