A small blue-glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1723-1735)
Lot 3436. A small blue-glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000. Price Realized HKD 350,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014
The bowl with flared sides supported on a cylindrical foot is covered on the exterior with a sapphire-blue glaze, the interior and base covered with a transparent glaze.
Provenance: Dr and Mrs Peter Thompson Collection, no. 107.
Literature: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr and Mrs Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, Catalogue no. 107 (one of a pair).
Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014