A metallic black-glazed vase. Qing dynasty, 18th century

of baluster form with broad rounded shoulders tapering to a splayed foot and set with a slender neck and flared mouth, applied overall with a metallic gunmetal glaze save for the white rim - 17.9cm., 7in. - Lot Sold 40,000 HKD

EXHIBITED: Oriental Ceramic Society Exhibition, 1948, no. 225.
Oosterse Schatten, Rijksmuseum, 1954, no. 318.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 08 Oct 08. Hong Kong - www.sothebys.com - Photo courtesy Sotheby's.