A WHITE-GLAZED MALLOW CUP Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (2)

A WHITE-GLAZED 'MALLOW' CUP Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period Delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared six-lobed rim resembling mallow petals, the exterior moulded and gently incised in the form of two registers of petals radiating from the foot, covered in a pure ivory-white glaze, the base inscribed with the six-character reign mark within a double square in underglaze blue, box. 7cm (2 3/4in) diam. (2). Footnotes: 清雍正 白釉暗刻葵花杯 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款 Compare with a nearly-identical mallow-shaped cup, delicately incised on the exterior with gently curving petals, illustrated by B.Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection , Stockholm, 1964, pl.747; and another similar example illustrated in G.J. Lee, Selected Far Eastern Art in the Yale University Art Gallery , New Haven, 1970, pl.340. See also a slightly smaller cup of this type, but with the reign mark within a double square, illustrated in The Wonders of the Potters Palette , Hong Kong, 1984, cat.no.58. A nearly identical white-glazed cup, Yongzheng mark and period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3657. Saleroom notices: Please note that the mark featured in the printed catalogue is not the right one for this lot. Please refer to the online version of our catalogue to view the right mark for this bowl. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com