A NEAR PAIR OF ‘LEMON YELLOW’ PORCELAIN BOWLS...

A NEAR PAIR OF ‘LEMON YELLOW’ PORCELAIN BOWLS
China, Yongzheng style
Both resting on a short ring foot, the body of round shaped, the outer all covered with a ‘lemon yellow’ glaze, both bases inscribed in cobalt blue with a six-character apocryphal mark of Emperor Yongzheng within a double square.
Dimensions (the biggest):
- H: 4,2 cm;
- D: 9,2 cm.
Provenance (by repute / according to the seller): Victoria Hougron, Galerie La Beauté Chinoise, Marché Biron, 85, Rue des Rosiers, Stand 10, Allée 1, 93400, SAINT OUEN, bought in 2013.
Comparisons:
- For related bowls, those ones dating to the Yongzheng period, please refer to SCHARTZ-ARENALES Laure (under the direction of), ‘Mille ans de monochromes Vaisselle sacrée et profane des Empereurs de Chine Les collections Baur et Zhuyuetang’, Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d’Extrême Orient, p. 336, ill. 171 a-b, a catalog published for the exhibition that took place in Geneva from 2018/09/27 to 2019/02/03;
- For a related six-character Yongzheng mark on lemon yellow cups, those dating to the Yongzheng period, please refer to the same book, p. 336, ill. 172 a-b.

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