- 3661
A RARE COPPER-GREEN GLAZED INCISED 'FLORAL' BOWL MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 HKD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
finely potted with deep rounded sides supported on a low foot, incised around the exterior with a dense floral scroll with five circular blooms borne on a single undulating stem wreathed by subsidiary sprigs and feathery leaves, the bowl covered overall save for the base with a green glaze with a slightly iridescent surface, the white base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle
Provenance
Meiyintang Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2012, lot 5.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2012, lot 5.
Literature
Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 2, no. 887.
Condition
There are three faint hairline cracks to the rim (approx. 2 cm, 1.5 cm and 0.5 cm). The bowl also has some typical firing imperfections.
"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
Monochrome copper-green glazed bowls are well known from the Yongzheng period (AD 1723-35), but the present piece with its flower pattern and its unusual, bold manner of engraving may be unique.