Lot Essay
A pair of Yongzheng-marked celadon-glazed ‘bats’ bowls of this unusual pattern was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3438.
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YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
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A RARE INCISED CELADON-GLAZED BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The bowl is incised with nine bats in flight above rocks and foaming waves on the exterior, and two bats surrounded by foaming waves in the interior central medallion. The bowl is covered inside and out with a soft sea-green glaze, thinning to white at the rim.
4 ¾ in, (12 cm.) diam., cloth box
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The bowl is incised with nine bats in flight above rocks and foaming waves on the exterior, and two bats surrounded by foaming waves in the interior central medallion. The bowl is covered inside and out with a soft sea-green glaze, thinning to white at the rim.
4 ¾ in, (12 cm.) diam., cloth box