Lot 359. A doucai 'chrysanthemum' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 4 ¼ in. (10.9 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Price realised GBP 32,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2015.

The exterior of the bowl is decorated with five medallions containing colourful chrysanthemum sprays, surrounded by smaller flower heads with stylised leafy scrolls. 

Note: See a pair of bowls in the Tianminlou Collection, decorated with the same design but bearing a Yongzheng mark within double squares instead of circles, illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 100. Also compare this vessel to a very similar bowl sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3459.

A doucai 'chrysanthemum medallion' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1723-1735); 4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm.) diam. Price realised HKD 1,480,000 at at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3459. © Christie’s Images Limited 2014.