YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The present jar appears to be unique. The closest example is a Yongzheng-marked clair-de-lune-glazed jar in the Qing Court collection, included in Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art London, vol. II, Porcelain, Shanghai, 1936, p. 164, no. 217, which has the same form as the current jar, but is slightly larger in size (11 cm. high; 13 cm. mouth diam.), and is glazed on both the exterior and interior, while bearing a four-character seal mark. It is interesting to note another type of similar jars, which has a larger width-to-height ratio, and a six-character seal mark, such as an example in the National Palace Museum, museum no. zhongci000556N; and another in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Qingdai guanyao ciqi, vol. 1.1, Beijing, 2005, p. 268, no. 120.