A Ming-style copper-red ‘three fish’ stem bowlMark and period of Yongzheng清雍正 釉裏紅三魚紋高足盌 《大清雍正年製》款the interior of the stem with a six-character mark in underglaze blueDiameter 6⅛ in., 15.5 cm来源: Description A Ming-style copper-red ‘three fish’ stem bowlMark and period of Yongzheng清雍正 釉裏紅三魚紋高足盌 《大清雍正年製》款the interior of the stem with a six-character mark in underglaze blueDiameter 6⅛ in., 15.5 cmCondition reportOverall good condition. The stem bowl with wear and scratches to the surface consisted with use and age. There are scattered minute pinprick glaze bubbles on stem foot, and minor imperfection such as a tiny iron spot and a very small glazed-over kiln adhesion visible on the interior.For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contactserina.wei@sothebys.com.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.ProvenanceChristie's Hong Kong, 8th October 1990, lot 559.香港佳士得1990年10月8日，編號559Catalogue noteSee a few published examples of this type, one illustrated in John Ayers,Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, London, 1985, pl. 97; and another from the T.Y. Chao Collection, included in the exhibitionMing and Ch’ing Porcelain from the Collection of the T.Y. Chao Family Foundation, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1978, cat. no. 75, sold in our London rooms, 8th July 1974, lot 280 and then again in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1987, lot 264. Compare also a closely related example, previously in the Meiyintang Collection, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th April 2013, lot 36.For a Ming prototype of this design, see a Xuande reign-marked stem bowl, excavated from the Xuande stratum of the Ming imperial kiln site, and included in the exhibitionJingdezhen chutu Yuan Ming guanyao ciqi / Yuan’s and Ming’s Imperial Porcelain Unearthed from Jingdezhen, Yan-Huang Art Museum, Beijing, 1999, cat. no. 193; and another in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated inMingdai Xuande guanyao jinghua tezhan tulu / Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Selected Hsüan-te Imperial Porcelains of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1998, cat. no. 99, together with two similar stem cups of smaller size, cat. nos 81 and 87.