Lot 82. A 'clair-de-lune'-glazed bowl, Yongzheng seal mark and probably of the period (1723-1735), 9.3 cm diam. Sold for €10,240. © Bonhams 2001-2024

With deep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, applied all over with a luminous clair-de-lune glaze, the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle.

Provenance: An American Private Collection
Acquired from Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018
A European Private Collection

Note; Clair-de-lune-glazed wares were highly prized during the Qing dynasty. The glaze was first developed during the reign of the Xuande Emperor (r.1426-1435), this luminous-coloured glaze became popular only during the Kangxi period, when it was applied mostly to decorate objects intended for scholarly use.

See a pair of Yongzheng clair-de-lune-glazed bowls bearing Yongzheng marks, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Porcelains from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol.2, no.839. Compare also with a similar Yongzheng period clair-de-lune-glazed bowl, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 2022, lot 3518

Bonhams. CHINESE ART, 12 June 2024, Paris