Lot 3295. A fine teadust-glazed vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price realised HKD 1,120,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  

The sturdily potted vase is evenly covered with a lustrous olive-green glaze with yellow speckles, thinning to russet on the mouth rim. The foot ring is applied with a brown dressing, wood stand, Japanese wood box.  

Provenance: A Japanese family collection, Kobe, acquired between 1910 and 1930.

Note: A similar vase with Qianlong mark in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by R. Kerr, Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, 1644 - 1911, London, 1986, fig. 25.; and another is illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, pp. 256-7, no. 936. Compare, also, the similar vase from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. James Breece III sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2003, lot 342.