A PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW-ENAMELLED BOWLS MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

delicately potted with shallow rounded sides covered on the exterior with a brilliant opaque lemon-yellow glaze, the interior with a white glaze and the six-character reign mark written on the base within a double circle in underglaze blue

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th November 1997, lot 1375.

 

Chinese Art from the Ching Wan Society Collections II, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1998, cat. no. 44.

The Leshantang Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Taipei, 2005, cat.no. 38.

The pair is in very good condition overall, apart from one bowl which has two short hairline cracks, the longer approx 2cm, extending down from the rim. The bowls are very well matched in size and glaze. The actual colour is very close to the colour depicted in the catalogue.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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A closely related pair of Yongzheng lemon-yellow glazed bowls, formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly, was sold in our New York rooms, 2nd June 1993, lot 334. See also a slightly smaller pair of bowls illustrated in Jan Wirgin, Chinese Ceramics from the Axel and Nora Lundgren Bequest, Stockholm, 1978, pl. 58b, no. 78, in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm; and another pair from the collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 101.