Lot 954. A rare moulded celadon-glazed ‘Chrysanthemum’ bowl, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 26 cm diam. Price realised HKD 241,300 (Estimate HKD 220,000 – HKD 400,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

Provenance: Sold at Christie’s Paris, 19 November 2003, lot 265

Literature: Our Encounter with Ceramics, Zhejiang, 2018, p. 44, no. 42

Note: The Yongzheng Emperor was renowned for his refined aesthetic sensibility and deep personal involvement in the design and production of imperial porcelain. Among the motifs that resonated with his cultivated taste, the chrysanthemum held particular significance. The Yongzheng Emperor is recorded as having commissioned Nian Xiyao, supervisor of the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, to produce chrysanthemum-shaped dishes in twelve colours, with fourty pieces made in each colour. A complete set is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasure of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 282-283, no. 257.

Other Yongzheng-marked celadon-glazed vessels modelled after chrysanthemums include a deep bowl sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, The Meiyintang Collection, Part V - An Important Selection of Imperial Chinese Porcelains, 8 April 2003, lot 5; and another sold at Christie’s Hong Kong 26 April 2004, lot 943.

Christie's. PEARLS OF THE ORIENT - TREASURES FROM HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTORS, Hong Kong, 30 April 2026