Lot 304. A pair of copper-red glazed 'lianzi' bowls, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 15 cm and 15.3 cm. Estimate: 100,000 -150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 441,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Property from a Hong Kong private collection

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31st March 1992, lot 585.

Lot 338. A copper-red glazed bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 15.6 cm. Estimate: 60,000 -80,000 HKD. Lot sold: 151,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Provenance: Collection of Tang Shaoyi (1862-1938), the first prime minister of the Republic of China.

Lot 339. A rare lime-green glazed 'ball flower' bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 14.8 cm. Estimate: 20,000 -30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Provenance: Collection of Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg (1863-1937), Swedish diplomat, politician and father of Raoul Wallenberg.

Lot 339. A blue-glazed bottle vase and a famille-rose lobed brushpot, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 8.5 and 17.2 cm. Estimate: 20,000 -30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Lot 347. A copper-red glazed dish seal, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 16.8 cm. Estimate: 40,000 -60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 100,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Lot 348. A green-glazed bowl, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 15 cm. Estimate: 30,000 -50,000 HKD. Lot sold: 88,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Lot 349. A yellow-glazed bowl, Mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 14.8 cm. Estimate: 40,000 -60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 100,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Lot 357. A celadon-glazed moulded 'trigrams' vase, cong, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 14.8 cm. Estimate: 40,000 -60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 100,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Lot 362. A flambé-glazed trilobed vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); wood stand, Japanese wood box, 30 cm. Estimate: 100,000 -150,000 HKD. Lot sold: 378,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Note: A small number of Qianlong period flambé-glazed vases of this extremely unusual trilobate form are known. A closely related vase in the Qing court collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 183. Compare also one from the collection of Alan Chuang, illustrated in Julian Thompson, The Alan Chuang Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Hong Kong, 2009, pl. 66 and two examples sold in our New York rooms, 12th September 2018, lot 137; and another in these rooms, 27th April 2003, lot 246.

Lot 387. A pair of yellow-glazed saucer dishes, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 10.8 cm. Estimate: 40,000 -60,000 HKD. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Provenance: Collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956).

Lot 390. A fine blue-ground gilt-decorated bottle vase, Mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 38.8 cm. Estimate: 80,000 -120,000 HKD. Lot sold: 214,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Property from a Hong Kong private collection.

Provenance: Orientique, Hong Kong.

Lot 396. A pair of yellow-glazed incised 'dragon' bowls, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 10.3 cm. Estimate: 8,000 -12,000 HKD. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Property from a Hong Kong private collection.

Provenance: Orientique, Hong Kong.

 Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021