Lot 8030
A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS BOUQUET-PATTERNED PLATE Qianlong Six-Character Mark and of the Period (1736-1795)
This plate features a wide mouth, arch abdominal, and circular foot. With a yellow base, blue and white floral patterns serve as the main decoration. Within the circular lines, there is a bouquet of lotus flowers with broken branches. There are two continuous honeysuckle patterns near the rim of the inner walls. A pattern featuring lotus flowers with broken branches are situated below the honeysuckle pattern. A circular lightning pattern is adorned on the outer wall. There are two continuous honeysuckle patterns near the bottom of the outer walls. A pattern of lotus flowers with broken branches is situated within the two patterns. Under the glaze on the bottom of the plate can be found the words, Made in the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty, written in seal script and arranged in three rows of six characters.
This porcelain integrates glaze and underglaze. In the production process, high-temperature firing is first applied to the porcelain. Next, yellow glaze is applied to the blank spaces. Finally, the porcelain is baked at a low temperature between 850 degrees to 900 degrees. Among many monochrome glazes, the yellow glaze had the strictest control by the royal family. Because the Chinese characters for yellow and emperor sound very similar, yellow glaze porcelain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was only permitted for royal usage, and no one was allowed to overstep the emperor's authority.
D: 21 cm
Estimate
TWD 4,049,000-6,073,000
HKD 1,000,000-1,500,000
USD 128,900-193,400
Sold Price
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Ravenel Spring Auction 2015 Hong Kong
Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 5:00pm