A Chinese imperial porcelain yellow-glazed bowl. Zhengde Mark And Of The Period (1506-1521). Photo Marchant 

evenly potted with gently flared rim, covered overall with a rich and even pale eggyolk glaze, slightly pooling at the rim. 7 1⁄8 inches, 18.2 cm diameter. The base with a six-character mark of Zhengde within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1506-1521. Price on request

Formerly in the collection of William J. Cody, the great nephew of Buffalo Bill Cody.

A similar bowl, in The Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum, Beijing, Monochrome Porcelain section, vol.37, no. 40, p. 45.

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