Lot 8088. A white-glazed archaistic vase, Chenghua mark, Kangxi period. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,500). Photo Bonham's

The vase of gu-form, the flaring neck and base incised with foliate bands, the eight-faceted center section incised with a diaper pattern, the surface covered overall with a white glaze, pooling at the recesses with a soft blue hue, the underside inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character Chenghua mark within a double circle. 9 5/16in (23.7cm) high

Note: A related white-glazed gu-form vase, but with the body unfaceted, is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Shanghai, 1998, no. 232.

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