霽藍釉天球瓶　　六字篆書款

The present vase continued the tradition of the tianqiuping shape but in miniature form. Compare with earlier dated blue-glazed examples of much larger size such as a the Yongzheng-marked globular vase sold at Christie's London, 12 July 2004, lot 173 (53.3 cm. high) and the Qianlong-marked vase, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1368 (53.2 cm. high).