Lot 3570. A Carved Yellow-Glazed ‘Floral’ Bowl, Seal Mark And Period Of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 6.1cm. Sold for HKD 456,000/USD 58,462 (Estimate HKD 220,000 - 280,000/USD 28,205 - 35,897). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

The bowl is finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly everted rim. The exterior is incised with four stylised flower heads divided by ruyi clouds, all above a lappet band. The interior is similarly incised with a flower head inside a medallion at the centre. The bowl is overall applied with an egg-yolk yellow glaze. The recessed base is inscribed with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.

Literature: Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 4(2), London, 1994-2010, p.380, no.1821.

Note: A closely related bowl produced in Kangxi Period, currently in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Ceramics, vol. 23, Shunzhi and Kangxi Periods of Qing Dynasty (III), Beijing, 2013, pl. 110.

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