AN AUBERGINE-GLAZED INCISED SAUCER-DISH YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD

delicately potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior finely incised with a band of pomegranate scroll, the undulating stem bearing leaves interspersed with fruit, the interior undecorated, applied overall with a translucent pale aubergine glaze, the base glazed white, six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double-circle, with wood stand (2)

Collection of Captain George Francis Warre, CBE (1876-1957).
Collection of K. W. Woollcombe Boyce.
Collection of Derek G. Ide (d. 1979).
Sidney L. Moss, Ltd., London, 25th May 1960.

 

The rim has two very fine short haircracks, both extending slight further on the interior than the exterior. There is a very small shallow chip to the underside and edge of the footrim. Otherwise in good condition. Please note the glaze is of a soft aubergine tone and not as dark or as red as in the catalogue photograph.
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A similar example of this dish is illustrated in The Museum of East Asian Art Inaugural Exhibition, vol. I - Chinese Ceramics, Bath, England, 1993, no. 205 where the catalogue entry notes that dishes of this color and design were supplied to the Qing imperial palace in 1729.