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A fine and superb pair of blue-glazed bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period | 清乾隆 霽藍釉盌一對 《大清乾隆年製》款
Auction Closed
March 17, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A fine and superb pair of blue-glazed bowls
Qianlong seal marks and period
清乾隆 霽藍釉盌一對
《大清乾隆年製》款
each delicately potted with the deep rounded sides rising from a short, tapered foot to a slightly flared rim, the exterior covered in a deep sacrificial-blue glaze thinning towards the rims, the interior and base reserved in white, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, wood stands (4)
Diameter 4 ¼ in., 10.8 cm
The present lot belongs to a small group of Qianlong sacrificial-blue bowls notable for their superior quality. Compare several other examples from this group, such as a closely related pair of the same size and shape from the Zingone Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31st May 2011, lot 3536; another pair sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 14th November 1989, lot 167; and two further bowls sold separately in these rooms, 4th December 1985, lot 265 and 1st June 1988, lot 160.