A PAIR OF GREEN-GLAZED SAUCER DISHES YONGZHENG MARKS AND PERIOD

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior finely incised with pomegranates borne on undulating stems with feathery leaves, applied overall with a rich green glaze with a slightly iridescent sheen and leaving the base glazed white, the base inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark within a double circle

One dish has a hairline measuring 2cm running vertically along the side from the rim which is also visible from the exterior. The exterior has a 3cm glaze scratch running horizontally across the incised decoration near the hairline. There is a circa 0.4cm black mark running horizontally near the rim and extensive surface scratchings with the longest measuring circa 2cm. The interior has a burst glaze bubble and several iron spots in the well. The base has three burst glaze bubbles and the footring has traces of kiln grit adhered to it. The other dish has a 0.5cm crack with associated hairline at the rim, the rim also has a circa 1.5cm glaze scratch running along it. The interior has several minute burst glaze bubble and extensive iron spots (the largest measuring 0.2 x 0.1cm) to the well. The green glaze is rubbed in places as evident in several irregular patches to the interior (the largest measuring circa 3 x 0.5cm). The exterior has a circa 0.5cm scratch to the body beneath the glaze. There are extensive burst glaze bubbles on the base and numerous surface scratchings across the dish.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A closely related example from the Mrs. James Alsdorf collection was sold at Christie's New York, 3^rd June 1993, lot 236. See a slightly smaller dish, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Ch'ing Dynasty Monochrome Porcelain, Taipei, 1981, pl. 43; one sold in our New York rooms, 4^th December 1984, lot 358; another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29^th November 1977, lot 91; and a fourth example sold at Christie's New York, 30^th March 2005, lot 410.

Dishes of this type are more commonly found incised with the bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems) on the exterior; for example see a dish of this size and glaze from the H.M. Knight collection, sold in these rooms, 11^th December 1979, lot 335; and a larger example from the Edward T. Chow and Hall Family collections, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2^nd May 2000, lot 545.