A pair of celadon-glazed wall vases, Seal mark and period of Qianlong. Photo Sotheby's

each of flattened baluster form with rectangular cross-section, the sides flanked by a pair of elongated handles potted in the form of a chilong, the waisted neck rising to a flared mouthrim, all supported by a short splayed foot, covered overall in an even pale celadon glaze, the flat reverse side pierced with a hole for attachment, the recessed base inscribed with a six-character seal mark, one parallel to the front and the other the reverse, wood stands; 17.5 cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 HKD

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 23rd March 2011, lot 734.

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