A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL

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A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The shallow bowl delicately potted and painted to the exterior with six lança characters, each supported on a lotus bloom, with a double-line border below the rim and a single-line border at the foot
3 5/8 in. (9 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

Bowls of this pattern appear to have been inspired by Chenghua prototypes which vary somewhat in design. Compare with a Chenghua marked blue and white bowl decorated with lança characters above a linked scroll design in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. II, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 32.

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