Lot 30. Property from an important European collection. A guan-glazed double-gourd vase, 17th - 18th century; 15.5 cm. Lot Sold 1,270,000 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

the lower square bulb rising from a short foot to a pear-shaped upper bulb, covered overall save for the footring with a soft bluish-grey glaze suffused with a matrix of golden crackles.

Provenance: Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.

Sotheby's. An Important European Collection of Chinese Ceramics - Acquired from Edward T. Chow, Hong Kong, 9 April 2024.