YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A FINE AND VERY RARE CARVED ARCHAISTIC TURQUOISE-ENAMELLED BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The bowl is potted with thin rounded sides turning out slightly at the rim, carved in relief with two stylised archaistic mythical dragons around the lower body against a ground of incised leiwen, below a plain band and a keyfret border around the mouth, the exterior covered with a turquoise enamel, the interior and base with a transparent glaze
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam.

Provenance

The Glatz Collection, London, 1977
Acquired from a private collection, Milan

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Lot Essay

Bowls of this pattern were produced in the 18th century and reflected the Qing emperors' interest in archaism.

Compare with very similar examples of this colour illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics: from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, London, 1996, fig. 559; and R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. 2, no. 911. A larger bowl but without carved dragons is illustrated in Palace Museum Collection of Official Ware of the Qing Dynasty, vol. 1 part 2, Beijing, 2005, p. 448, pl. 211 (26 cm. diam.).

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