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1972-43-44-45 (C-599-6°o)
Pair of "Palace" Bowk

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) ACH BOWL is DECORATED in underglaze blue and over-
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze yellow E glaze yellow enamel with floral scrolls. On the interior
enamel decoration, there is a floral scroll around the cavetto, with a chrysan-
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1972.43.44: 6.8 x 15.0 (2 /i6 x 5%) themum and leafy sprays at the center. The exterior is
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1972.43.45: 7.0 X 15.0 (2 /4 X 5%) encircled by a continuous floral scroll, with a band of
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele stylized petals above the foot. As in the case of the
Yongzheng wine cups (1972.43.41 and 1972.43.42), these
INSCRIPTIONS bowls are copies of Ming-dynasty prototypes of the
Inscribed in standard script on the base in underglaze blue in Chenghua reign (1465-1487).'
two columns of three characters each: Da Qing Yongzheng nian SL
zhi [made in the Yongzheng reign of the great Qing dynasty]
NOTES
TECHNICAL NOTES i. Garner 1970, pi. 35; Valenstein 1970, pi. 23; Min-ji meihin
The bowls are thinly potted, and the foot-rings are rounded. zuroku, 3 vols. (Tokyo, 1977), 2: 8. Although the precise origin of
The bases are recessed and glazed, surrounded by a ring of yel- the term "palace" bowl is unclear, tradition has it that bowls
low glaze. The blue underglaze designs are executed with thin, with this shape and type of decoration were first made for use
dark outlines and mottled blue washes.
in the imperial palace during the reign of Chenghua.
PROVENANCE
(Yamanaka, Chicago); sold to Harry G. Steele [1881-1941],
Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele.

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