A rare imperial Tazza with lemon-yellow glaze. Underglaze blue six-character seal mark written in a row at the stand inside. photo Nagel Auctions

Tazza with a wide mouth, a shallow rounded well and a splayed hollow stem. The plain body is covered in lemon-yellow glaze.

Cf. a nearly identical tazza is published 'Shimmering Colours - Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods - The Zhuyuetang Collection', Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hongkong, 2005, no. 137

Tiny restored chip to mouth rim, good condition. D. 17 cm - Estimate 20 000 / 30 000 €

Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. November 3rd 2011. www.auction.de