Lot 924. A famille rose pink-enameled bowl, Yongzheng period (1723-1735). Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016
The bowl is finely potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foot, and is enameled in the interior with a single peony spray. The exterior is covered in mottled pink enamel. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance: Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879..
Notes: A similar pair of famille rose bowls of slightly larger size (4 1/8 in.) was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2108..
Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza