Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 568
A FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL LEMON-YELLOW ENAMELLED BOWL
Estimate £20,000 - £40,000 | Hammer £120000
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Description
A FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL LEMON-YELLOW ENAMELLED BOWL
SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35
With deep rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, the exterior covered with an opaque enamel of even lemon-yellow tone, the interior and rim glazed white, with a wood stand, 8.5cm across. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Lady (Gaynor) Leggatt (d.2021).
Cf. The Shanghai Museum collection, Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. J Hu, Shanghai, 1989, pl.54, for a pair of related Yongzheng yellow ground bowls.