A fine copper-red glazed compressed bottle vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 3506. A fine copper-red glazed compressed bottle vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 8 7/8 in. (22.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price Realized HKD 2,200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013
The vase is finely potted with a compressed globular body supported on a splayed foot, rising to a long cylindrical neck, covered overall on the exterior with an even, slightly mottled copper red glaze. The interior and base are covered with a transparent glaze, box.
Note: Compare with two similar vases of Qianlong marks and period, one sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2007, lot 412, the other sold at Christie's New York, 23 March 1995, lot 386.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones), Hong Kong, 27 November 2013