A Rare Clair-de-Lune Basin Yongzheng Seal Mark and Period

of compressed spherical form with low, rounded lip, the base slightly indented above a low, slightly tapered foot, all under a bubble-suffused sky-blue glaze, the glaze-free foot ring burnt orange-red

The Property of a Far Eastern Gentleman.
Christie's Hong Kong, 25th October 1993, lot 803.

Overall good condition, surface with a few scattered minor scratches, non-disfiguring, interior with a few small scattered spots of iron-brown in the glaze, underside of foot ring with a few small flakes, non-disfiguring. The estimate of this lot should be $80,000-$120,000.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes 's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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For a nearly identical example in the Palace Museum collects ion, Beijing, see Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete collects ion of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 206, p. 228.

Compare another example of this form with a pale celadon glaze from the Zande Lou collects ion, now in the collects ion of the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes from the Zande Lou collects ion, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 14, p. 62. In the catalogue entry for the Zande Lou basin, Zhou Lili suggests that these were often used as fishbowls. See also a basin with exterior glazed deep-blue with Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period sold in these rooms, 30th March 2006, lot 318.