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Lot Essay
The form and decoration of the present vase derive from Xuande prototypes of the Ming dynasty, a design that continued to be produced during both Yongzheng and Qianlong reign. For the Ming prototype of this design bearing a Xuande mark, illustrated in the Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (I), Hong Kong, 2000, p. 98, no. 92.
A Qianlong-marked blue and white vase of almost identical decoration and size is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection no. guci010952N (fig. 1). Compare also to another nearly identical example, formerly in the collection of Yidetang, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2024, lot 1362 (fig. 2).
A Qianlong-marked blue and white vase of almost identical decoration and size is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection no. guci010952N (fig. 1). Compare also to another nearly identical example, formerly in the collection of Yidetang, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2024, lot 1362 (fig. 2).