A fine carved celadon bowl. Mark and period of Yongzheng - Sotheby's
the low, steep rounded sides resting on a tapered foot, subtly decorated with a band of stylised interlocked lotus sprays finely carved around the exterior and covered with a pale sea-green glaze thinning to white on the carving and pooling to a deeper tone above the foot, the interior left white, the base inscribed with a six-character underglaze-blue reign mark within a double ring; 13.2 cm., 5 1/4 in. Estimation: 700,000 - 1,000,000 HKD
PROVENANCE: Collection of Edward T. Chow.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 19th May 1981, lot 487.
Bluett & Sons, London.
LITTERATURE: Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 2, no. 859.
NOTE DE CATALOGUE: No other bowl of this design appears to have been published, but monochrome celadon-glazed porcelains with delicate relief designs were one of the specialities of the imperial kilns during the Yongzheng reign. To achieve the subtle effect of the tonal variations of the glaze on areas in relief as against the flat surface required flawless anduniform firing of the utmost perfection.
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