Lot 3701. A pair of small yellow-glazed bowls, Kangxi six-character marks within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722); 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 175,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

Each finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a small, straight foot to a straight rim, covered overall in a thin translucent egg-yolk yellow glaze stopping neatly around the foot.

Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA
Acquired from the estate of Milton McGreevy, trustee and curator of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 1995.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall, 1 June 2011