Lot 2011. A fine large yellow-glazed bowl, Mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566);  19.5 cm., 7 5/8 in.  Estimate 700,000-900,000 HKD (67,484 — 86,765 EUR). Lot Sold: 1,220,000 HKD  (117,615 EUR).  Photo Sotheby's

elegantly potted with rounded sides raised on a slightly tapered foot curving to an everted rim, evenly covered overall with a glossy glaze of a pale yellow tone, the white-glazed countersunk base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark within double circles.

Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2007.

Note: A closely related bowl in the British Museum is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collection, vol. 5, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 199; a pair is published in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, pl. 701; and another is included in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 699.

 See also a bowl from the Abraham collection, included in the exhibition Monochrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties, London, 1948, cat. no. 174; one from the Edward T. Chow collection, sold in these rooms, 19th May 1981, lot 453; and a third example sold at Christie's London, 7th June 2004, lot 79.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Hong Kong. 05 Oct 2011