Lot 2913. A large moulded and carved celadon-glazed ‘lotus’ vase, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 19 1⁄4 in. (48.8 cm) high. Price realised HKD 375,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000). © Christie's 2021

The ovoid body and tall waisted neck are moulded and carved with a bold design of stylised lotus blooms on scrolling stems bearing curling feathery leaves, applied overall with a rich sea-green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses and continuing over the widely flaring dished mouth rim into the interior.

Provenance: Alfred E. Guntermann (1943-2013) Collection
Sold at Christie’s New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 865.

Note: This vase, decorated with bold designs of luxuriant lotus scrolls, is very rare. Compare with a very similar vase bearing a Qianlong impressed mark on the base sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 9 July 2020, lot 2843, and a smaller vase (31.5 cm.) of similar form and decoration with an underglaze-blue Qianlong seal mark from the Huaihaitang illustrated in Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing, Hong Kong, 2007, no. 51.