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

Chrysanthemum-form porcelain dishes, reviving a Song dynasty lacquer shape, were produced in twelve different colors during the Yongzheng period. See the note to the previous lot in this catalogue for the origins of this imperial order. The dark purple enamel seen on this dish is rare, however, a similar example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in China. The Three Emperors 1662 – 1795, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005-6, cat. no. 172 (second row, left)

A rare complete set of Yongzheng chrysanthemum dishes in the twelve different colors is illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong: Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 316, no. 145.