Lot 24. A pair of incised yellow-glazed bowls, Kangxi six-character marks and of the period (1662-1722). Each 12cm (4 3/4in) diam. Estimate HK$180,000 - 220,000 (€22,000 - 27,000). Sold for HK$ 375,000 (€ 44,552). Photo: Bonhams.

Each with deep rounded sides incised with four stylised flowerheads evenly spaced between lightning cloud scrolls, set between a band of lappets above the circular foot and double borders at the rim, the interior further incised with a centralised five-petalled flower within double circles, all glazed in a soft egg-yolk yellow colour. (2).

Provenance: The Berry Collection, Australia, by repute 
An Australian private collection.

Note: See a very similar yellow-glazed bowl with incised decoration, Kangxi mark and period (PDF no.A599), formerly in the Elphinestone collection, from the Sir Percival David collection in the British Museum, London, illustrated in M.Medley,Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares, London, 1989, p.45; for another example in the Jingdezhen Pottery and Porcelain Museum collection, see The Complete Collection of Porcelain of Jiangxi Province. Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty (I), 2005, Beijing, p.99. 

A yellow-glazed incised bowl, Kangxi mark and period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 15 September 2015, lot 31

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 3 Dec 2015 11:00 HKT, HONG KONG, ADMIRALTY