A FINE AND VERY RARE AUBERGINE-GLAZED VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FINE AND VERY RARE AUBERGINE-GLAZED VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Finely potted, the vase is of characteristic baluster form, the broad rounded shoulder surmounted by a tall trumpet-shaped neck, covered overall with a rich aubergine glaze stopping at the foot, the unglazed base dressed in a brown wash
16 1/4 in. (41.5 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection

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Lot Essay

Vases decorated with this aubergine glaze are extremely rare. An aubergine-glazed rouleau vase bearing a Kangxi six-character mark from the E.T. Hall Collection was sold at Christie's London, 7 June 2004, lot 171. A small group of Qianlong-marked aubergine glazed meiping are also known including one from the Goldschlager Collection sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 666.

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