A PAIR OF CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED DISHES, YONGZHENG MARKS AND PERIODBoth dishes neatly potted and covered with an almost flawless, unctuous glazeChina, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the periodEach with shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim from a short foot, covered inside and out with in pale blue, the glaze thinning towards the rim and stopping neatly around the foot, the base glazed white. The well suffused with few minute white specks.Shape: DishesWeight: 182.9 and 182.5 gramsDimensions: 17.3 cm and 17.5 cm diameterCondition: Perfect condition with very minor wear Provenance: From a private collection built in Shanghai from the 1930s to the 1950s and in Hong Kong and Taiwan from the 1950s to the 1960s. Thence by descent.Literature comparison: A pair of dishes of this size with Yongzheng marks in a rectangular reserve and covered with what is described as a pale cobalt-blue glaze from the Percival David Foundation is included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome, London, 1973, Section 6, nos. B560 and 561. Two similarly marked dishes of the same size, with a lavender blue glaze, were included in the O.C.S. exhibition, Monochrome Porcelain, London, 1948, nos. 39 and 136.Auction result comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, New York, 24 March 2004, lot 224. (compare with a pair of claire-de-lune yongzheng dishes, with a similarly glaze, the marks each within a square reserve) Chinese Monochrome Porcelain. Christies, London, 7 June 2004, lot 273. (compare with a pair of claire-de-lune yongzheng dishes, with a slightly darker blue glaze, the marks each within a double circle) IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby's, 12 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK, lot 128. (compare with a single claire-de-lune yongzheng dish, with a slightly darker blue glaze, the mark within a double circle, the inside glazed in white) 一對天藍釉盤，雍正款與年代胎體細膩，天藍釉幾近無暇中國，雍正青花雙圈六字款 每個盤外壁上都可見淺淺的圓圈，底足上升到略微外翻的邊緣。盤內外覆蓋著天藍色釉，釉面朝著邊緣變薄並且整齊地在底足停止，底足内部施白釉，可見少量白色斑紋。造型：盤 重量：182.9 與 182.5 克尺寸：直徑分別爲 17.3 厘米 與 17.5 厘米品相：完美，輕微磨損來源：私人收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代建立於上海，五十年代至六十年代去了香港和臺灣，之後一直保存在收藏中。文獻比較：一對來自David Foundation同尺寸的方形青花釉下彩雍正款盤可見於《Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome》，London, 1973, Section 6, nos. B560 and 561。兩件相似款的同尺寸藍紫釉碟子 可見O.C.S. exhibition《Monochrome Porcelain》, London, 1948, nos. 39 and 136.拍賣結果比較：《Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art》，Christies, New York, 24 March 2004, lot 224. (一對天藍色雍正碟子，相近釉色，分別為方形款)《 Chinese Monochrome Porcelain》， Christies, London, 7 June 2004, lot 273. (一對天藍色雍正碟子, 稍暗藍釉，雙圈款) 《IMPORTANT CHINESE ART》 Sotheby's, 12 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK, lot 128. (一隻天藍色雍正碟子，稍暗藍釉，雙圈款，碟内白釉)