A fine pair of small lemon-yellow enamelled saucer dishes, Seal marks and period of Qianlong. Photo: Sotheby's
each potted with rounded sides rising smoothly from the foot, the exterior covered with a vibrant lemon-yellow enamel, the slightly recessed base inscribed with a six-character reign mark; 11.4 cm., 4 1/2 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD
Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 27th May 2008, lot 1804.
Note; A closely related dish in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is published in Illustrated Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, vol. 2, Taipei, 1981, pl. 89; a pair of dishes of this type from the Edward T. Chow collection, was sold at Christie’s London, 27th November 1967, lot 7, and again in these rooms, 25th November 1973, lot 99; another pair was sold in these rooms, 5th November 1996, lot 859; and a further pair was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th May 2006, lot 1345.
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