Lot Essay
Compare with another vase of this rare shape included in the exhibition Beauty and Tranquility: The Eli Lilly Collection of Chinese Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1983, p. 341, fig. 24.
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THE PROPERTY OF A FAR EASTERN GENTLEMAN
A FINE RU-TYPE BEAKER VASE, GU
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A FINE RU-TYPE BEAKER VASE, GU
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The archaistic vessel well potted and completely covered, except for the foot rim, in an evenly crackled glaze of soft lavender-blue tone
6 1/2in. (17 cm.) high, box
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The archaistic vessel well potted and completely covered, except for the foot rim, in an evenly crackled glaze of soft lavender-blue tone
6 1/2in. (17 cm.) high, box