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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALEXIS GREGORY, SOLD TO
BENEFIT THE ALEXIS GREGORY FOUNDATION 清康熙 黃釉蓋罐一對
A PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED JARS AND 《大清康熙年製》款
COVERS
KANGXI MARKS AND PERIOD
each heavily potted with an ovoid body surmounted by a
short neck with a lipped rim, the exterior of the jars and
covers covered overall with a translucent egg-yolk yellow
glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in
underglaze blue, the cover with a lotus bud finial, wood
stands (6)
Height 10⅝ in., 27 cm
Compare a closely related single jar and cover from the Sir
Percival David Collection and now in the British Museum,
London, included in Rosemary Scott, Illustrated Catalogue
of Ming and Ch’ing Monochrome in the Percival David
Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1989, p. 34, no. A527.
Another example from the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
is illustrated in Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch’ing
Dynasty Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace
Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1992, cat. no.
21. A third example from the E.T. Hall Collection was sold at
Christie’s London, 7th June 2004, lot 279.
$ 20,000-30,000

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A LARGE YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL of the same scale include one in the Shanghai Museum
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD published in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai
Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, cat. no. 238; one sold
the finely potted deep rounded sides rising from a slightly in our London rooms, 14th March 1972, lot 150; an example
tapered foot to a wide everted rim, applied overall with from the Earl Morse Collection sold in these rooms, 24th
a vitreous translucent pale yellow glaze, gradating to a March 1998, lot 661; a third one sold in these rooms, 27th
richer egg-yolk tone towards the bottom, the glaze pooling November 1990, lot 30; and another sold at Christie’s New
naturally along the foot, the base white-glazed with a six- York, 20th-21st March 2014, lot 2178.
character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle A bowl of the same type in the slightly smaller size from the
Diameter 14⅝ in., 37.2 cm
Baur Collection, Geneva, is illustrated in John Ayers, Chinese
Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999, vol. 2, pl.
PROVENANCE
189, where it is attributed to the late 17th century. Another
Christie’s New York, 29th March 2006, lot 515. related example from the Meiyintang Collection sold in our
Large yellow-glazed bowls with imperial marks originated Hong Kong rooms, 8th April 2013, lot 2.
during the Jiajing period (r. 1521-1567) and enjoyed a
renaissance under the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1662-1722). Bowls $ 20,000-30,000
of this type are believed to date from the early Kangxi period.
Large Kangxi mark and period bowls of this type were 清康熙 黃釉大盌
produced in two sizes: one with a diameter between
12¼ and 12½ in. (31.1 - 31.8 cm), the other version with 《大清康熙年製》款
a diameter between 14 and 15 in. (35.6 - 38.1 cm). The
present bowl belongs to the latter group. Other examples 來源
紐約佳士得2006年3月29日，編號515

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