Three Fish Stem Bowl with Mark

Possibly Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)

With steep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, supported on a hollow splayed foot, the exterior precisely applied with thick copper-red splashes with a vibrant design of three stylized fish depicted in silhouette, covered all over save for the foot rim with a translucent glaze with a characteristic slight 'orange peel' surface, the unglazed foot rim showcasing the smooth white body. Apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue inside the stem and with a Vermeer and Griggs Collection paper label, inscribed '517'.

H. 4 3/4 in, D. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Vermeer and Griggs Collection paper label. Estate of Michael Vermeer

Condition: Some light abrasions and scratches commensurate with age.
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