YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER IMPRESSED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The present vase, with its attractive glaze colour, is an outstanding example of monochrome ceramics produced during the Yongzheng reign, specifically made in emulation of Jun wares of the Song dynasty.

Compare to a similar Yongzheng-marked compressed globular vase with moulded bowstrings, illustrated in Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 179. Another related example, covered in a glaze of reddish-purple tone and also impressed with a four-character Yongzheng seal mark, previously in the YC Chen collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 213, lot 1901.