• Dimension: Height: 2 7/8 in (7.0 cm) Diameter: 5 3/4 in (14.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $3500
• Estimate To: $5500

Finely potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior decorated with peony, chrysanthemum, poppy and crabapple, all picked out in shaded tones of blue, pale yellow, green and iron-red against coral-red ground, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character yuzhi mark within a double-square. Qing Dynasty Kangxi period.

Provenance: Private San Francisco collection
康熙後期清宮彩瓷一改此前雄麗蒼勁之風格，特別在吸納西洋技藝之後，彩料細膩柔和，氣息婉約清新，以致名品疊出，驚艷古今。此件拍品雋秀而嬌巧，優雅而尊貴，胎體細薄堅致，內壁施白釉，溫潤瑩美，外壁敷設珊瑚紅彩為地，色澤勻淨濃妍，以諸色琺瑯彩料繪就盛開花卉，花枝招展，風姿綽約，妍美嫵媚之態一展無遺。底為雙方框“康熙御製”四字款，為內府標準的宋槧體，筆道硬朗，端莊周正，為不可多得之御製佳器。

來源：三藩市私人收藏