Lot 761. A turquoise-glazed bottle vase, 18th-19th century; 12 ¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 22,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019

The vase is decorated with ribbed bands around the body and the tall neck, in imitation of bamboo, and covered overall in a bright turquoise glaze suffused with a fine network of crackle which continues over the galleried mouth rim to the interior of the neck.

Provenance: Mrs. Siegfried G. Schmidt Collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1966.

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019