Lot 78. A small lemon-yellow-glazed dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double-square and of the period (1723-1735). 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 93,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017.

This dish is finely potted with shallow rounded sides on a wide low tapered foot. The interior and exterior are covered overall in a rich lemon-yellow glaze. 

Provenance: From a private collection in the UK.

A pair of Yongzheng period small lemon-yellow glazed dishes with double-circle mark sold at Christie's London 13 May, 2014, lot 359 and another pair at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3287. Also compare the current lot with a pair of dishes in the Percival David Foundation, London, illustrated by M. Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1973, nos. B543-B544.

A small lemon-yellow-glazed dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double-square and of the period (1723-1735). 3 ? in. (7.8 cm.) diam. Sold for 60,000 GBP at Christie's London 13 May, 2014, lot 359. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.

A fine and very rare pair of small lemon-yellow-glazed dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double-square and of the period (1723-1735). Sold for 875,000 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3287. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.