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

Each cup is delicately potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foot, covered to the exterior with even yellow enamel, the interior and base left white. Compare a similar pair formerly in the Sir Percival David Collection, now in the British Museum, accession number: PDF, A.567; compare also a larger pair of Yongzheng lemon yellow-enamelled tea bowls, from the Wang Xing Lou collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2024, lot 2702.