YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The floral pattern on the current lot appears on dishes of various sizes. Compare to two larger pairs of dishes (27 cm. diam.), one is in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no. 673-1907; another is illustrated in Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing Dynasties, The Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1990, pp.308-309, no. 135.

Compare to another related Yongzheng mark and period wucai 'floral' dish in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in Special Exhibition of K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, p.77, no. 42.