An unusual celadon-glazed incised bowl with loop handles, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period

Lot 613. An unusual celadon-glazed incised bowl with loop handles, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 37,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The shallow rounded bowl with everted rim is applied on the exterior with a row of eight small loops between incised borders of upright leaves below and ruyi heads above, and is covered overall with a glaze of pale bluish-green color that also covers the countersunk base within a wide, flat ring foot, box.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 29 March 2006, lot 521.
The Studio of the Clear Garden.

Christie's. The Studio of the Clear Garden: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 22 March 2018, New York