QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A FINE LARGE BLACKISH-BLUE-GLAZED GLOBULAR BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)
The very well-potted body of spherical shape with a tall, broad cylindrical neck, the exterior covered with an unusual blackish-blue glaze thinning slightly at the rim and stopping neatly above the foot
20 1/8in. (51cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's, New York, September 1997, lot 377.

Lot Essay

Similar vases have been sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 1 October 1991, lot 803; 29 September 1992, lot 552; and 31 October 1994, lot 642. Another was sold in these rooms, 3 December 1992, lot 310.

Compare, also, the large blue bottle vase in the Hong Kong Museum of Art included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Hong Kong, 1984-85, no. 85.

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