Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 November 2016, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
A rare moulded yellow-backed famille rose bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
Lot 3317. A rare moulded yellow-backed famille rose bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate: HKD 900,000 - HKD 1,200,000 (USD 116,557 - USD 155,409). Price Realised HKD 1,125,000 (USD 145,719) © Christie’s Images Limited 2016.
The bowl is moulded to the exterior with a continuous floral scroll, applied with a bright lemon-yellow enamel. The centre of the interior is decorated in famille rose enamels with a pair of peaches borne on leafy branches. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diam., box
interior detail
Provenance: Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 19 March 1991, lot 681
Notes: Compare a similarly moulded bowl of the same size, also with a famille rose peach spray on the interior but decorated with a turquoise enamel on the exterior, sold at Sotheby's London, 14 November 2000, lot 169. A related bowl of conical form moulded on the exterior with cranes amidst ruyi clouds is in the Baur Collection, illustrated by J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 2, Geneva, 2000, p. 102, no. 219. The Baur bowl is enamelled on the exterior and interior.