KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A Chenghua-marked doucai bowl of similar shape and related decoration, retaining its original cover, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains of Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 151, no. 139, where it is dated to the Kangxi period. Similar decoration can also be seen on a Kangxi-marked, doucai bowl illustrated, ibid., p. 215, no. 196.