CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUES À SIX CARACTÈRES DANS UN DOUBLE CERCLE EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET ÉPOQUE YONGZHENG (1723-1735)

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PAIRE DE BOLS EN PORCELAINE CLAIR-DE-LUNE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUES À SIX CARACTÈRES DANS UN DOUBLE CERCLE EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET ÉPOQUE YONGZHENG (1723-1735)
Reposant sur un petit pied droit circulaire, la panse évasée est entièrement recouverte à l'extérieur d'une belle glaçure bleu pâle très brillante.
Diamètre : 12 cm. (4 3/4 in.), socles en hongmu

Provenance

Acquired by the father of V.W.S. (1890-1977) in China in the 1930s.
The V.W.S. (1918-1974) Collection (inventory number VWS 42).

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Further details

A PAIR OF 'CLAIR DE LUNE'-GLAZED BOWLS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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Lot Essay

A pair of Yongzheng 'clair de lune' bowls of the same shape and the same size is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Porcelains from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. 2, no. 839. See also a pair of Yongzheng 'clair de lune' bowls from the Professor E. T. Hall, C. B. E., sold at Christie's London, 7 June 2004, lot 270 and a pair of similar bowls from the Chicago Art Institute sold at Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 745.

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