Lot 1342. A rare miniature A rare miniature Guan-type bottle vase, Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze-blue  and of the period (1723-1735); 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 

Made in imitation of Song dynasty Guan ware, the vase is covered overall including the base, with an unctuous, opaque, grey-green glaze suffused with fine, clear crackle, box.

Provenance: Acquired in New York before 1960.

Note: A very similar small vase, but with Qianlong mark, was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 18 December 2012, lot 223. Two further Qianlong-marked examples, one with a Guan-type glaze, the other with a Ge-type glaze, are illustrated in Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing - The Huaihaitang Collection, Hong Kong, 2007, nos. 36 and 48.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 19 - 20 September 2013