A FINE AND RARE BLUE-GLAZED BOWL MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI |

well potted with deep rounded sides raised on a straight foot, the exterior covered in a brilliant luminous blue glaze pooling to a slightly darker tone above the foot, the interior and base left white, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle in underglaze blue

Collection of Professor Edward T. Hall (1924-2001), no. 303.
Christie's London, 7th June 2004, lot 33 (part lot).
S. Marchant & Son, London, 14th June 2004.
A European private collection.
Sotheby's London, 7th November 2012, lot 266.

Imperial Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics & Works of Art, Marchant, London, 2013, cat. no. 22.

The bowl is in good condition with just minor expected firing imperfections and light surface wear.
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A similar red-glazed bowl was included in the exhibition Imperial Perfection, The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, A Selection from the Wang Xing Lou Collection, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 2004, cat. no. 88.