GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

A similar Guangxu-period vase is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 36 - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, p. 174, no. 159. See, also, a related vase from the Daoguang period, illustrated by G. Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen (From the Dragon's Treasure), London, 1987, p. 65, no. 87, where the author notes that "this type of bottle vase is mentioned in the imperial lists of the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, and was used as a gift for the distinguished service to the emperor".