A copper-red pear-shaped vase, yuhuchun ping, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
Lot 101. A copper-red pear-shaped aase, yuhuchun ping, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795); 30.5cm., 12in. Estimate 70,000-90,000 GBP. Lot sold 85,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's
well-potted, the generously swelling pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tapering neck with broad everted rim, the exterior covered in a rich copper-red glaze, the interior and recessed base glaze white and with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.
Note: A closely related vase in the Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, is illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 346; one is published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum. Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990, pl. 697; another from the Duke of Fife and Bulgari collections was sold in our New York rooms, 14th September 2011, lot 213; and a fourth vase from the Gordon collection was sold at Christie's New York, 24th March 2011, lot 1144.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011