Lot 2557. A rare teadust-glazed jardinière, Yongzheng impressed four-character sealmark and of the period (1723-1735); 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2008.

The jardinière is strongly potted with rounded sides rising to a thickened rim, all covered in a mottled green glaze, the base with a brown wash and incised with the four-character reign mark, Japanese wood box.

Note: A larger example of this shape incised with a similar Yongzheng mark is in the Qing Court collection, covered with a brown glaze, illustrated in Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 66, no. 60.