A YELLOW-GLAZED BOWL Hongzhi six-character mark and of the period Delicately potted with steep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall save for the base with a brilliant egg-yolk yellow glaze, attractively applied with Japanese kintsugi restoration, the reign mark in underglaze blue. 18.4cm (7 1/4in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明弘治 黃釉盌 「大明弘治年製」款 Hongzhi porcelain continued the refinement of porcelain produced under the reign of his father, the Chenghua Emperor, although porcelain production was limited at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen during his short reign. Yellow monochromes were reserved for the sole use of the Imperial Court and played an important role in Court ritual sacrifices at the Diqitian, Altar of Earth. A Hongzhi-mark and period yellow-glazed bowl of similar size in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 37: Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p.43, no.38. See also an Imperial yellow-glazed bowl, Hongzhi mark and period, sold at Christie's New York, 23rd March 2018, lot 723. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing