Bol en porcelaine monochrome vert pâle Chine, dynastie Qing, marque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

circulaire le pourtour évasé et moulé en forme d'une grande fleur de lotus avec huit pétales lobés, la base émaillée blanc avec marque zhuanshu Qianlong en bleu sous couverte

With the exception of two pin head-size glaze gaps to the interior; a series of irregular cracks to the glaze of the base (measuring between 0.5-4cm), and very light overall scratches this bowl is in excellent condition. Please note that the colour of the bowl is slightly more intense than that illustrated in the catalogue.
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In both form and colour, this elegant bowl is rare and only one other smaller example, but with Yongzheng reign mark and of the period and with a white-glazed interior, appears to have been published(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Rose Kerr, Chinese Ceramics. Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, pl. 66).

For further Yongzheng bowls of this form, see one of this size but covered overall in bright lemon-yellow enamel, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27^th October 2003, lot 703; a pair of smaller proportions, from the E.T. Hall collection, sold at Christie's London, 7^th June 2004, lot 277; and a white-glazed bowl of related form, illustrated in Qingday yuyao ciqi, vol. 1, pt. II, Beijing, 2005, pl. 96. Compare also a small Yongzheng yellow-glazed cup included in the exhibition Wonders of the Potter's Palette. Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1984, cat. no. 58.

During the Yongzheng and early Qianlong periods this unique shade of lime-green was achieved. However, this rare glaze was produced for only a short period due to the difficulties and dangers in manufacturing the glaze, which was poisonous to both potters and patrons