Lot 276. A copper-red 'three fish' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735). 19.4cm (7 5/8in) diam. Estimate GBP  3,000-5,000. Sold for £8,125 (€9,194). Photo: Bonhams.

The deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot raising to a gently everted rim, the exterior boldly painted in copper-red with three fishes.

Provenance: an English private collection 

A similar bowl is illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.IV (II), London, 1994, no.1718. Similar bowls, usually varying between 12cm and 15cm in diameter, were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 303; Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 632; and Christie's Hong Kong, 27 October 2003, lot 676.

A copper-red decorated 'Three Fish' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng. 15 cm., 5 7/8 in. Sold for 126,000 HKD at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 303. Photo: Sotheby's.

A fine Ming-style copper-red-decorated bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735). 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) diam. Sold for 27,400 USD at Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 632. 

A fine Ming-style copper-red-decorated bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735). 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. Sold for 358,500 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 October 2003, lot 676.