A robins-egg glazed lantern vase, Daoguang impressed six-character seal mark and of the period (1821-1850)
A robins-egg glazed lantern vase, Daoguang impressed six-character seal mark and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.
The ovoid vase is sturdily potted with a waisted neck and a pair of handles to the sides, all supported on a short splayed foot. The vessel is covered overall in a mottled glaze of different shades of blue. 9 ? in. (23.2 cm.) high. Estimate £25,000 – £35,000 ($41,975 - $58,765)
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 16 May 2007, lot 120; Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27 April 1993, lot 87.
Notes: The current vase is based on Qianlong prototypes in the same form and glaze. One Qianlong example is illustrated by Regina Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, pl. 923. A Jiaqing example is in the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum 37 Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 211, pl. 190.
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