Lot 752. A  molded creamy-white-glazed baluster vase, 18th century; 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019

The body is relief-decorated with a wide band of composite flower scrolls bearing three large blossoms between a petal band below and a ruyi-head band on the shoulder, repeated as the outer border of the wide, out-curved mouth rim above a band of upright leaf tips on the neck. The vase is covered overall with a creamy-white glaze.

Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1924.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924.

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019