A VERY RARE DOUCAI 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' MEDALLION BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the periodA VERY RARE DOUCAI 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' MEDALLION BOWLYongzheng six-character mark and of the period The finely-potted bowl with gently rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, meticulously painted with underglaze blue outlines and overglaze enamels on the exterior with five medallions containing multi-coloured scrolling chrysanthemums, surrounded by tricorn scrolling floral motifs. 11.8cm (4 1/2in) diam.清雍正 鬪彩團菊紋碗 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款 Provenance: Hans F. Goldstein (1915-1985), and thence by descent來源：Hans F. Goldstein(1915-1985)舊藏，並由後人保存迄今This lot and those offered at Bonhams London in May 2023 form the remaining collection of H. F. Goldstein, an earlier part of which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong and London in 2015-2016. Hans Goldstein's work during the 1950s took him to all parts of the Far East and this in turn stimulated his interest in Oriental art and in particular Chinese porcelain. His collection developed gradually and initially concentrated on inside-painted snuff bottles. As he became more knowledgeable, he began to collect blue and white porcelain and other Chinese ceramics and works of art. He came to London in the mid-1960s and continued to collect by regularly visiting art dealers and the main auction houses in London.Meticulously decorated with roundels of chrysanthemum flowers separated by lotus sprays, the present bowl is a testament to the Yongzheng emperor's penchant for classic styles of the past. In this instance, the design and colour scheme are based on a Ming dynasty prototype dating to the Chenghua period, which was adapted and reinterpreted in accordance to contemporary taste. See a doucai bowl excavated from the Ming Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition A Legacy of Chenghua, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1993, no.C119. Chenghua polychrome porcelain provided much inspiration to the potters active at the Imperial kilns during the Yongzheng period as these early wares were particularly treasured by the emperor. An official record dated to 1732 lists 57 porcelain designs that were to be produced by the Imperial kilns and mentions Chenghua polychrome porcelain among the most admired wares of the past. While masterpieces of the past were at times sent to Jingdezhen and used as models for direct copying, the most successful Yongzheng wares are contemporary interpretations of classic designs. The present lot is such a creation: chrysanthemum roundels are known on Chenghua porcelain but the addition of the aubergine enamels to highlight some of the petals is characteristic of the Qing period. Compare with a pair of similar doucai bowls, Yongzheng marks and of the period, illustrated in Chinese Porcelain: The S.C.Ko Tianminlou Collection: Part I, Hong Kong, 1987, no.100, and a similar doucai bowl, Yongzheng mark and period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated by Beauty of Ceramics: Gems of Doucai, vol.6, Taipei, 1993, pl.102.See three similar doucai 'chrysanthemum' medallion bowls, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 2022, lot 3515, Sotheby's London, 6 November 2016, lot 152 and Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3459.is_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item.jpgsold_price_type: £