A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'CARP' BOWLS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

each rising from a short foot to rounded sides, painted to the exterior with two  carp amongst swirling waves below a band of clouds and radiating sun, a flowering peach tree with iron-red blooms growing beside a rock amid swirling waves, all between double line borders, the interior of each with peach blossoms amid waves, apocryphal Chenghua marks in underglaze blue (2)

Christie's New York, 19th September 2007, lot 330.

Left hand bowl in catalog photo - has a discolored pinhole in the glaze and a small glaze pull, both on the upper rim edge. Right hand bowl - has a minute glaze pull on the rim edge Both bowls have an iron spot and small scattered pinhole burst airbubbles in the glaze on the interior and under the base. Both have minor scratches and wear to the interior base. Otherwise in good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A bowl with closely related design was sold in our London rooms, 15th May 2013, lot 306. See also a similarly decorated bowl but without carp in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 223, no. 204.