Lot 123
  • 123

A Flambé-Glazed Vase (Fanghu) Qianlong Incised Seal Mark and Period

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

the swelling body of rectangular section, with slightly waisted vertical neck, front and back molded with a 'peach'-form panel, the neck flanked by twin lug handles, all on a conforming low foot, the body with a flowing glaze of ox-blood red, lilac-blue and purple, thinning to ivory at the extremities, the underside with a mottled transparent café-au-lait glaze, wood stand and Japanese wood box (3)

Condition

overall very good condition, a few scattered minor scratches, moderate cracquelure, tiny associated flake near foot, chipping to the edges of the foot related to removal from the kiln
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Catalogue Note

A similar vase is illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art, Chinese Ceramics IV, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 47. For additional vases of the same form and glaze, compare the vase sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2nd May 2000, lot 616; and another sold in the same rooms, 7th May 2002, lot 517. See also a vase sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 1058; and another in these rooms, 21st September 2005, lot 131.