Lot 3108
  • 3108

A FINE AND RARE SACRIFICIAL-RED GLAZED STEM BOWL SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG |

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • 15.2 cm, 6 in.
the deep rounded sides raised on a tall slightly splayed hollow foot, rising to a gently flared rim, covered overall in a rich luminous deep crushed-strawberry glaze stopping neatly below the rim and above the foot, inscribed to the interior of the foot with a horizontal six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Provenance

Collection of Y.C. Chen (1922-2012).
Christie's London, 17th May 2013, lot 1333.

Exhibited

Chinese Ceramics Tang to Qing, Marchant, London, 2014, cat. no. 48.

Condition

Good condition.
"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 similar Qianlong mark and period stem bowl was sold in these rooms, 8th April 2011, lot 3022. See also a stem bowl of this type, but with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, but the interior left white, included in the exhibition Shimmering Colours, Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhuyuetang Collection, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 42. Stem bowls of this type were first made in the Ming dynasty; see for example a Yongle bowl decorated on the interior with a dragon in anhua, included in the exhibition Monochrome Ceramics of Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1976, cat. no. 1; and a Xuande example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum’s Special Exhibition of Selected Hsuan-te Imperial Porcelains of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 1988, cat. no. 96.