Lot 1351. A rare large yellow-glazed bowl, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566); 14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

With deep sides rising from the tapered foot to the everted rim, covered inside and out with a glaze of lemon-yellow color.

Note: Jiajing mark and period yellow-glazed bowls of this large size are rare. One of slightly larger size (15 in. diam.) from the collection of Ira and Nancy Koger was sold in these rooms, 19 September 2006, lot 247. A smaller (30.3 cm. diam.) yellow-glazed Jiajing-marked bowl is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 48, no. 43. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 26 March 2010, New York, Rockefeller Plaza