A RARE PAIR OF TIANBAI-GLAZED BOWLS Wanli six-character marks and of the period (4)PROPERTY FROM THE CHENYUEZHAI COLLECTION (LOTS 23-29)塵月齋藏品 (拍品編號23-29）A RARE PAIR OF TIANBAI-GLAZED BOWLSWanli six-character marks and of the periodEach with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, applied overall save for the unglazed footring with a clear glaze, each base inscribed in underglaze blue with the six-character reign mark within a double circle, boxes. Each 11cm (4 3/8in) diam. (4).明萬曆 甜白釉小碗一對青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款Provenance:Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 April 2019, lot 3664The Chenyuezhai Collection來源：香港蘇富比，2019年4月3日，拍品編號3664塵月齋收藏Tianbai wares such as the present pair were an innovation of the Yongle reign (1403-24) and featured a special glaze of smooth, unctuous appearance developed to create a deliberate monochrome white style distinct from porcelain that had simply been left undecorated. For another example see a related Wanli period tianbai octagonal cup in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Empty Vessels, Replenished Minds: The Culture, Practice and Art of Tea, Taipei, 2002, p.97.碗圓唇，侈口，碗身緩收於直壁圈足，圈足露胎，胎骨潔白細膩，通體施透明釉，透白瑩潤，碗足心繪雙圈青花楷書「大明萬曆年製」六字楷書款。 台北故宮藏一件萬曆甜白釉八方杯，其釉色及青花款識可資比較，見廖寶秀編，《也可以清心：茶器．茶事．茶畫》，台北，2002年，頁97。