Lot 3295. A fine teadust-glazed vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795), 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 1,120,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

The sturdily potted vase is evenly covered with a lustrous olive-green glaze with yellow speckles, thinning to russet on the mouth rim. The foot ring is applied with a brown dressing, wood stand, Japanese wood box.

Provenance : A Japanese family collection, Kobe, acquired between 1910 and 1930 

Note : A similar vase with Qianlong mark in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by R. Kerr, Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, 1644 - 1911, London, 1986, fig. 25.; and another is illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, pp. 256-7, no. 936. Compare, also, the similar vase from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. James Breece III sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2003, lot 342.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 26 November 2014, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall