YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

A pair of Yongzheng clair-de-lune bowls of this shape and size is illustrated by Regina Krahl in Chinese Porcelains from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. 2, no. 839. See, also, the similar pair of Yongzheng clair-de-lune bowls, from the collection of Professor E. T. Hall, C. B. E., sold at Christie’s London, 7 June 2004, lot 270.
For a discussion of clair-de-lune glaze, see the foonote to lot 725.