PROVENANCE: John Gorse (1945-2020) of Charleston, SC. A business entrepreneurs, private collectors. A retired as senior vice president for legal and regulatory affairs in 1981. After retirement he focused his efforts on revitalizing the local area and philanthropy. His entrepreneurial drive continually motivated him to privately invest in real estate ventures and many other businesses. In addition to his impressive business acumen, he was a man of artistic pursuits, collecting antiques, porcelains, oriental rugs, and artwork of many different genres. Dimensions: Height: 16 cm, Diam.: 35.5 cm Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Douqing Sgraffito Motif Porcelain Bowl. The porcelain potted with a shallow deep body, thick, large and bulbous body, wide round mouth rim with slight flaring, raised on ring foot base and slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered all in Douqing design color. all reserved in pale-turquoise- pale green celadon under glazed ground, the green glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human pale white skin. The immaculate porcelain body covered with a characteristic silky glaze, amazing crackling effect throughout the under glaze which produces fantastic a smooth textured surface. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue seal script characters reign mark. Made in The Years Yongzheng Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.