AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED CUP

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

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AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED CUP
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN AND DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The cup is delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a small ring foot to a gently flared rim, and is covered on the exterior with a pale yellow glaze in contrast to the white interior.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

Chinese Monochrome Porcelain from the Collection of the late Professor E.T. Hall, C.B.E.; Christie's London, 7 June 2004, lot 90.
Eskenazi Ltd., London.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.

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Please note, the provenance for this lot should read Eskenazi Ltd, London, acquired in 2003

Lot Essay

Compare with a pair of cups in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 15, Japan, 1983, p. 203, no. 292, and another pair by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, p. 240, no. 908. One from a pair in the Baur Collection is illustrated with a matching saucer by J. Ayers in The Baur Collection, vol. III, Geneva, 1972, nos. A 489-492. See, also, a similar Yongzheng-marked cup illustrated by Peter Lam in Shimmering Colors, Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhu Yue Tang Collection, Art Museum, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005, p. 209, no. 133.

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