Lot 2944
2944
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK
3 More
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

Details
A VERY RARE LARGE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL MOONFLASK
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Sturdily potted of quatrelobed form, the main facing sides finely painted with cobalt of vivid blue tone to depict a composite floral meander within a band of classic scrolls at the border, each of the canted sides with lingzhi fungus borne on an undulating vine within a double-line cartouche, the shoulder with a pair of scrolling handles flanking the gently waisted neck of conforming quatrelobed section, decorated with floral sprays under a keyfret band under the lipped mouth rim, supported on a splayed foot with leafy florets above a keyfret band
24 in. (48.2 cm.) high, Japanese box
Literature
Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, Japan, 1986, no. 948

Brought to you by

Aster Ng
Aster Ng

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

+852 2978 9955

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

The present example belongs to a small group of vases with compressed bodies known as moonflasks dated to the Yongzheng period that are potted of subtly varied shapes. These include those of lobed form after the shape of a begonia flower as in the case of this example; in hexagonal form such as the two quail and geese vases, one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and the other sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3051; and of circular shape such as the celadon-glazed vase with a triple neck, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3004.

An identical vase of this shape and pattern but without the yellow-ground was sold at Sotheby's London, 9 December 1986, lot 241. A related vase of this shape although decorated with birds and peaches is illustrated in Qing Ceramics from the Collection of Umezawa Kinenkan, Tokyo, 1993, no. 70.

More from Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

View All
View All