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YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
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A MINIATURE INCISED WHITE-GLAZED 'GARLIC-HEAD' VASE
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The vase has a bulbous body rising to a garlic-head-shaped mouth and is incised under the glaze with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds. all under a white glaze of pale blue tone.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The vase has a bulbous body rising to a garlic-head-shaped mouth and is incised under the glaze with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds. all under a white glaze of pale blue tone.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1925.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1925.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1925.
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