| The fine and thin white glazed porcelain rises up from the small foot and forms a large conical bowl in classic Song style, the interior with two swans amidst flowing plants in the water in fine anhua decoration, the four character apochrypal Yongzheng mark on the base clearly seen through the translucency of the biscuit. Republic Period. 6 1/2 in. diam.
Provenance: New York Estate
A similar example of a Song conical bowl of almost the exact design and style done during the Qing Dynasty and bearing a Yongzheng mark and of the period is in the Baur Collection. |
