A RARE CHINESE LEMON YELLOW-GROUND WATER POT FOUR CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD...

A RARE CHINESE LEMON YELLOW-GROUND WATER POT FOUR CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 The ovoid body with a slightly raised rim decorated with an even lemon-yellow glaze to the exterior, the interior turquoise, 6.4cm. Provenance: formerly an English private collection, Oxfordshire. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, vol.37, p.19, no.16 for a Kangxi monochrome water pot.