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

It is thought that this lavender-blue glaze, also sometimes referred to as clair-de-lune, was inspired by Ru wares of the Song dynasty. A slightly larger (15.5 cm.) lavender-glazed dish, bearing a Yongzheng mark within a double circle, is illustrated by P. Y. K. Lam in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhuyuetang Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, p. 141, no. 73.