Lot 955. A fine celadon-glazed double-gourd vase, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1796-1820); 32.5 cm high. Price realised HKD 1,143,000 (Estimate HKD 400,000 – HKD 600,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

Provenance: Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 29 November 1977, lot 111

The British Rail Pension Fund

Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Important Chinese Porcelain, Enamels and Jade Carvings from the Works of Art Collection of the British Rail Pension Fund, 16 May 1989, lot 59

Note: Double-gourd vases are also known as dajiping ‘vase of good fortune’, as the double-gourd, or bottle gourd, symbolises fertility and good fortune. Celadon-glazed double-gourd vases in this proportion first appeared during the Yongzheng period, such as the example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, The Au Bak Ling Collection: The Inaugural Sale, 26 September 2024, lot 17. They gained popularity during the Qianlong reign, when greater quantities were produced. See a pair of Qianlong vases, still retaining their covers, illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art. Chinese Ceramics IV, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 37; and one sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3308. Jiaqing-marked examples are rarer compared to the Qianlong reign.

Christie's. PEARLS OF THE ORIENT - TREASURES FROM HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTORS, Hong Kong, 30 April 2026