Lot 729. A Blue-Glazed Stembowl, Mark and Period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 17.8 cm., 7 in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 93,750 HKD (12,092 USD). Photo: Sotheby's.
well potted with wide everted sides, supported on a splayed hollow stem encircled by a rib, covered on the exterior with a deep sacrificial-blue glaze of vibrant purplish colour finely suffused on the surface with a faint 'orange peel' effect, the interior and the base left white, the latter inscribed with a six-character horizontal mark.
Sotheby's. Playthings From The Collection of Edward T. Chow - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Collections -Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gor - Asian Lacquer. Hong Kong, 27 may 2014
