- 3112
A Pair of Doucai 'Lotus' Bowls Marks and Period of Yongzheng
Estimate
1,600,000 - 1,800,000 HKD
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Description
each body with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly everted rim, finely painted and enamelled to the interior with a medallion enclosing leafy strapwork, the exterior with three leafy lotus panels divided by smaller pendent floral panels, the base with an underglaze blue six-character reign mark
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31st October 1995, lot 505.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2010, lot 2691.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2010, lot 2691.
Condition
The pair of bowls are in very good condition. One bowl has a small pinhole to the foot rim and a very fine glaze pull of approx 0.1 x 0.15 cm to the foot.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
A closely related pair of doucai bowls was included in the exhibition Treasures of Imperial Porcelain. Official Kiln Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty collected by Hangzhou Tu Huo Zhai Museum of Antique Ceramics, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou, 2011, cat. no. 46; and another pair was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25th October 1993, lot 843. Yongzheng bowls with this design painted in the wucai palette are also known; see one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, vol. 1, Tokyo, 1980, pl. 94.