Lot 1303. A very rare coral-red enamelled bowl, Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1506-1521); 16.3 cm diam. Price realised HKD 1,008,000 (Estimate HKD 800,000 – HKD 1,500,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clark, no.687
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 April 1998, lot 502

Note: Compare with a Zhengde zhadou enamelled on the exterior in coral-red and glazed white on the interior, exhibited at the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935, no.2705; also a smaller one decorated with scattered flowers and insects, sold at Christie's New York, 24 September 2021, lot 948.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 29 November 2024