A COPPER-RED BOWL Yongzheng mark and period

well-potted with a petite foot supporting a deep curved bowl, applied to the exterior with a rich burgundy-red glaze thinning to a lighter color in some areas, the interior glazed white

Acquired from a German dealer before 1924.
Brought to the United States circa 1934, by Gertrude Morgenroth, Great Neck, New York.
Thence by descent to Eva Lande.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio (before 1981).
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio (1981-2008).

There is a 1/8 inch shallow chip on the rim, which may have been polished down slightly. There is a star hair-crack on the base, visible on the interior well. Minor pinpricks on the interior.
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