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3351 While this particular design appears to be quite rare on Yongzheng
bowls, bowls with variations on the design have been published.
A RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI BOWLS Compare with a pair of Yongzheng bowls from the C.P. Lin Collection,
larger in size (13.8 and 14 cm. diam.), with similar but slightly more
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE simplified decorative elements included in the joint exhibition with the
Percival David Foundation, Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration,
WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) London, 1992 and illustrated by R. Scott, Catalogue, p. 129, no. 144.

Each bowl is finely painted and enamelled to the exterior around Compare, an almost identical but larger (14 cm. diam.) pair of bowls
the steep rounded sides with stylised Shou characters and linked sold at Sotheby’s London, 13 July 2005, lot 259; compare also, an
pendent arabesques suspended from an interlocking ‘c’-scroll almost identical example and of the same size sold at Sotheby’s
border around the rim, the scroll border is repeated around the London, 10 June 1997, lot 93. A further Qianlong mark and period
base supporting five bats detailed in iron red, all between double doucai bowl with the same design but slightly larger in size (13 cm.
lines.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood boxes diam.) was sold at Christie’s London, 5 December 1994, lot 100.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Japan, acquired from E.T. Chow, Geneva
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1768

HK$1,200,000-2,800,000 US$160,000-370,000

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