Lot 309
309
A COPPER-RED-GLAZED BOWL
A COPPER-RED-GLAZED BOWL

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

Details
A COPPER-RED-GLAZED BOWL
Yongzheng Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue within a Double Circle and of the Period
With deep, flaring sides, all under a liver-red glaze with greenish flecks stopping at the white-glazed everted lip and darkening to a chocolate color just above the high foot
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

The shape, glaze and size of this bowl are based on early Ming prototypes, such as the Xuande mark and period example included in the exhibition, Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 6 July - 17 September 1989, Catalogue, no. 34.