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A 'DOUCAI' MEDALLION BOWL YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Bidding Closed
Description
- porcelain
the rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a flaring rim, the exterior finely painted in doucai enamels with fruiting tree roundels alternating with pomegranate sprays, the interior with a branch of peony blossom within a medallion, inscribed to the base with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double circle
Provenance
Christie's London, 19th June 2001, lot. 102.
Condition
The bowl is in excellent condition with the exception of a 1cm firing glaze line to the base.
"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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Yongzheng bowls decorated with this fruiting tree design are rare. For larger Yongzheng mark and period bowls of rounded form, see four sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 17th May 1988, lot 208; 16th November 1983, lot 611, and a pair, 26th/27th November 1976, lot 301. A larger flared bowl with related design was also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th April 1996, lot 485. This medallion motif grew in popularity during the reigns of successive emperors, for example see two rounded bowls, one bearing the reign mark of Qianlong and the other of Jiaqing sold in these rooms, 13th November 1972, lots 193 and 194 respectively.
The medallion design of this bowl derives from Chenghua prototypes; compare a doucai bowl excavated from the waste heaps of the Ming imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition A Legacy of Chenghua, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1993, cat. no. C119.