Lot Essay
No other vase of this rare form with a similar glaze appears to have been published, except for an example sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 29 October 1991, lot 90.
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QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
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A RARE PALE SKY BLUE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
Carved above the foot, at the base of the waisted neck and around the bulbous mouth with lobed bands of notched petals, covered inside and out and on the base with a pale blue glaze of even tone stopping at the unglazed, brown-washed foot
15.1/8in. (38.4cm.) high, wood stand
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
Carved above the foot, at the base of the waisted neck and around the bulbous mouth with lobed bands of notched petals, covered inside and out and on the base with a pale blue glaze of even tone stopping at the unglazed, brown-washed foot
15.1/8in. (38.4cm.) high, wood stand