the wide flared bowl resting on a hollow stem flaring toward the base, covered on the exterior with a deep cobalt-blue glaze stopping neatly under the white rim and just above the foot, the interior of the bowl and stem left white, the latter inscribed with a horizontal six-character mark in underglaze blue

Bluett & Sons, London.
Christie's London, 13th November 2001, lot 135.

There are extensive fine scratches and abrasion to the interior and exterior of the stembowl.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Yongzheng blue-glazed stembowls of this size and form are in the British Museum, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections. vol. 5, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 233; in the Musée Guimet, Pairs, illustrated loc. cit., vol. 7, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 165; and in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, University of Durham, included in Ireneus László Legeza, A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese Ceramics, London, 1972, pl. CIII, no. 277. Compare also a similar stembowl sold in our London rooms 10th November 2006, lot 618 and another, with a single raised filet around the foot, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th April 2013, lot 3062.