Lot Essay
Four vases of this design are illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istandbul, vol. III, London, 1986, where they have been metal mounted to suit Ottoman use. Other examples include one illustrated in Qingdai Ciqi Shangjian, Hong Kong, 1994, pl. 165; one from the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo Taoci Quanji, part 2, vol. 15, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 2; one from the Toguri Collection, sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 2004, lot 5; and several sold in these Rooms, including 29 October 1995, lot 787, and 29 September 1992, lot 509.