QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A number of examples of larger size (around 26 cm. high) are found in important collections, including one illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, no. 938; one included in the exhibition National Treasures - Gems of China's Cultural Relics, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, Catalogue, pp. 352-353; one included in the Min Chiu Society Exhibition of Monochrome Ceramics, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1977, Catalogue, no. 100, and subsequently sold at Christie's New York, 21 September 2000, lot 378; and one sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1370. See also a smaller example (15.5 cm. high) sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 2115.