A GREEN AND YELLOW GLAZED INCISED PORCELAIN ‘BOYS’ BOWL CHINA, YONGZHENG MARK AND POSS. OF THE PERIOD The deep rounded sides rising from a short ring foot to a slightly everted rim. The exterior is meticulously incised and glazed in emerald green against an Imperial yellow ground with eight boys dancing and playing musical instruments in a terraced landscape. All between an elegant lappet border above the foot and a stylized floral band beneath the rim. The base is inscribed in cobalt blue with a six-character mark of Emperor Yongzheng in kaishu within a double circle. H: 7 cm - D: 15,2 cm Notes: 1. Yongzheng bowls with this type of decoration are seen with two different bands around the rim. Some have floral borders with demi-florettes, while others have quatrefoil panels, as seen on the present lot. 2. Compare with a closely related bowl in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated by R. Kerr, Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, front cover. Compare also with a very similar bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enameled Porcelains, Shanghai, 2009, pl.100. 3. Compare with a closely related bowl at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones) on 27 November 2013, lot 3435, sold for HKD 937,500, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art on 7 October 2015, lot 3718, sold for HKD 1,000,000. 黄绿釉“童子”刻花瓷碗 中国 NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.