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A LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a
gently flared rim, the exterior covered in a bright lemon-
yellow glaze of even tone with an orange-peel texture,
the interior and base with a transparent glaze, the base
inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze
blue
Diameter 11.1 cm, 4⅜ in.

PROVENANCE
Christie’s Hong Kong, 28th October 2002, lot 712.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 10th April 2006, lot 1627.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2nd and 3rd June 2016, lot 793.
This charming bowl is covered in a bright lemon-yellow
glaze, an enamel colour first developed in the Yongzheng
period. This glaze, which contains traces of lead
antimonate, represents one of the last major innovation
in the traditional low-fired palette. This opaque glaze
was first created at the enamelling workshops in Beijing,
and resulted from experiments with pigments imported
by Jesuit missionaries, who worked alongside Chinese
craftsmen in the palace workshops. The glaze was
introduced to the potters of Jingdezhen around the time
Tang Ying (1682-1756) was appointed Resident Manager
of the imperial kiln factory in 1728.
Lemon-yellow bowls with Qianlong marks and of the
period are unusual, although a closely related example
was sold at Christie’s London, 15th June 1999, lot 91; and
a pair from the Rodriguez collection was sold at Christie’s
New York, 10th December 1987, lot 306, and again 20th
September 2005, lot 283.
‡ £ 60,000-80,000
HK$ 590,000-785,000 US$ 75,000-100,000
清乾隆 檸檬黃釉盌

《大清乾隆年製》款
來源
香港佳士得2002年10月28日，編號712
香港蘇富比2006年4月10日，編號1627
香港蘇富比2016年6月2至3日，編號793

Mark

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