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

Bowls and covers of this pattern with Yongzheng marks are illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 230; by He Li, Chinese Ceramics, A New Comprehensive Survey, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1996, no. 611; a pair in the collection of the Chinese University of Hong Kong included in the exhibition, Qing Imperial Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 52; and one in the Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV - Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 129. A Yongzheng-marked bowl of this type, although lacking its cover, was sold in these rooms, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1712.