Lot 181. A flambé-glazed vase, Hu, Jiaqing incised six-character sealmark and of the period (1796-1820); 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 10,000 (USD 6,755 - USD 13,510). Price realised GBP 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The vase is decorated with two open rectangular-form handles to the neck and is moulded on each side with a large peach-shaped panel. It is covered in a vibrant purplish-red glaze with bright turquoise and beige streaks thinning at the extremities to reveal a crackle-glazed ground. The base is covered in a café-au-lait glaze. 

Note: Compare an almost identical hu vase sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2016, lot 770.

A flambé-glazed vase, Hu, Jiaqing incised six-character sealmark and of the period (1796-1820); 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high. Price realised GBP 10,625 at Christie's London, 13 May 2016, lot 770. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The vase is moulded on each side with a large peach-shaped panel and is covered in a purplish-red glaze streaked with bright turquoise thinning to beige on the extremities.

Provenance: Property from a private Scottish collection amassed in the 1970s.