A clair-de-lune [tian lan you] monochrome bottle vase. Yongzheng six-character mark

Decorated with an incised design of cloud collars beside a flying dragon; with a brocade box [surface glaze cracks] - 12.5 inches [32 cms.] high [2] - Estimate: £800 - 1,200

A pair of t'sung-shaped vases

Each one decorated with bai ji sui glaze, and depicting Trigrams [Pa Kua] from the Yi King [Book of Changes]. Each vase with a brocade box - 5.5 inches [14 cms.] high [4] - Estimate: £600 - 800

A red monochrome vase [lang yao hong]

Of pear-shaped form with cylindrical neck and white-glazed interior - 8.5 inches [21.5 cms.] high [2] - Estimate: £400 - 600

A mottled purple-glazed [mei gui zi] cylindrical bowl or drum-nail washer [San zu xi]

The typical form with tripod feet, decorated with two continuous rows of bosses; with a brocade box
10 inches [25 cms.] diameter [2] - Estimate: £600 - 800

A bright yellow monochrome [huang you] vase

The bottle form with cylindrical neck and white-glazed interior. Decorated with an incised design of four-clawed dragons amongst scrolling clouds and a flaming pearl - 14 inches [36 cms.] high - Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800

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