Finely painted in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with simulated 'heaping and piling' around the exterior with a composite floral meander, the different flowers borne among feathery leaves, all above a band of linked ruyiheads around the base, the interior centred with a large bloom with scrolling leafy tendrils within a double line repeated round the rim.
Note: This elegant bowl represents the Yongzheng emperor's taste for classical styles of the past and his interest in their re-interpretation, resulting in highly innovative contemporary designs of outstanding quality. While the motif and 'heaping and piling' effect of the cobalt was inspired by early Ming blue and white cobalt cobalt blue rich with iron, the craftsmen infused the scroll with a featheriness that is characteristic of Western rococo scrolling fronds, reflecting the artistic and cultural exchange of the early 18th century.
Compare with a very similar bowl, Yongzheng, illustrated in Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C.P.Lin Collection, Hong Kong, 2014, p.129, no.40.
A similar blue and white conical bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period, was sold at Sotheby's London, 9 November 2011, lot 196.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 17 May 2018, 10:30 BST, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET