A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK-LACQUERED PORCELAIN BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period Finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from an inward tapering foot, the exterior lacquered black and inlaid in lustrous mother-of-pearl with two scholars strolling in a landscape scene dotted with gnarled rocks and trees. 10cm (4in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清雍正 瓷胎黑漆嵌螺鈿人物風景圖碗 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款 Provenance: acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, on 30 October 2008 (collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M.White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol.2, n.p, 2021, p.216 來源：獲得于倫敦古董商R & G McPherson Antiques，2008年10月30日（藏家筆記） 著錄：M.White，《Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection》，第2冊，無出版地，2021年，第216頁 Porcelain-bodied wares decorated with mother-of-pearl were developed and flourished during the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong reigns, becoming rare after the Jiaqing reign. A review of Archive of the Imperial Workshops at the Hall of Mental Cultivation's Production Records (養心殿造辦處各作成做活計檔) reveals multiple references to the Jiangxi Superintendent of Imperial Kilns, Nian Xiyao, submitting high-quality unglazed porcelain to the Imperial lacquer workshop for the production of porcelain-bodied lacquerware. The overall production of porcelain-bodied lacquer wares decorated with mother-of-pearl is estimated to have exceeded 200 pieces. For further discussion, see Li Bo, 'Porcelain-bodied Lacquer Wares' (瓷胎漆器), in Cultural Relics World (文物天地), 2022.2, pp.122-127. See a related mother-of-pearl and black lacquer porcelain bowl, Chenghua six-character mark, 18th century, in the collection of the British Museum, London (acc.no.Franks.1450.B). See a related mother-of-pearl and black lacquer porcelain stand, Yongzheng mark and period, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00074165). See a related mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer porcelain brushpot, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's London, 8 June 2004, lot 465. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing