Lot 128. A small Ru-type celadon glazed two-handled bottle vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark in underglaze blue and possibly of the period (1723-1735). Hauteur: 13 cm. (5 1/8 in.). Estimate EUR 20,000 - EUR 30,000. Price realised EUR 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Reposant sur un petit pied droit, le col tubulaire est flanqué par deux petites anses. Il est entièrement recouvert d'une belle glaçure céladon.

Provenance: Previouly in a European private collection.

Note: Compare to two almost identical ru-type celadon vases with a Yongzheng mark, both dated Yongzheng period, one sold in christie's Hong Kong, 27 October 2003, lot 697, and another one sold at Sotheby's London, 10 June 2003, lot 180. Also see a larger ru-type celadon vase (27.5 cm high), dated Yongzheng period, and also bearing a four-character seal mark to the base, sold in Christie's Paris, 22 November 2005, lot 174.