82. * RARE MONOCHROME LIGHT-MOON PORCELAIN BOWL Mark and probably of the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) A 'CLAIR-DE-LUNE'-GLAZED BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and probably of the period With deep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, applied all over with a luminous clair-de-lune glaze, the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double circle. 9.3cm (3 5/8 in) diam. 清雍正 天藍釉盌 「大清雍正年製」款 Provenance: An American Private Collection Acquired from Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018 A European Private Collection 來源： 美國私人收藏 Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2018年11月5日 歐洲私人收藏 Clair-de-lune-glazed wares were highly prized during the Qing dynasty. The glaze was first developed during the reign of the Xuande Emperor (r.1426-1435), this luminous-coloured glaze became popular only during the Kangxi period, when it was applied mostly to decorate objects intended for scholarly use. See a pair of Yongzheng clair-de-lune-glazed bowls bearing Yongzheng marks, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Porcelains from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol.2, no.839. Compare also with a similar Yongzheng period clair-de-lune-glazed bowl, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 2022, lot 3518.