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A PALE-GREEN-GLAZED RELIEF-MOULDED BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period image 1
A PALE-GREEN-GLAZED RELIEF-MOULDED BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period image 2
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 歐洲私人收藏藏品
Lot 111

A PALE-GREEN-GLAZED RELIEF-MOULDED BOWL
Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £44,800 inc. premium

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A PALE-GREEN-GLAZED RELIEF-MOULDED BOWL

Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period
Exquisitely potted with deep rounded sides rising from an inward-tapering foot to an everted rim, the exterior carefully and evenly relief moulded with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, interspersed with ribbons, covered overall with an attractive pale green glaze. 22.2cm (8¾in) diam.

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Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

清雍正 冬青釉浮雕八吉祥紋碗
青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款

Provenance: An important European private collection

來源:歐洲重要私人收藏

The Yongzheng Emperor, like many rulers in China, balanced Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. Confucianism was the state creed and useful for administration, while Buddhism and Daoism were common beliefs among the people and state patronage ensured support for the dynasty. The Yongzheng Emperor enjoyed discussing Buddhism, referring to himself as 'Head of Shakya' (Buddha's kingdom), associated with Buddhist clergy and engaged in Chan studies; see Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times, Taipei, 1998, p.138. The present bowl with moulded design of the bajixiang, Eight Buddhist Emblems, is indeed a manifestation of his Buddhist belief.

Compare with a similarly-decorated green-glazed washer with moulded design of a bajixiang scroll, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period, illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV. Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, no.22.

See also a related celadon-glazed moulded 'floral' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3643.

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