18TH/19TH CENTURY

The shape and glaze of the present vase are based on Song dynasty prototypes, such as the Guanyao vases in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in Kuan Ware of the Southern Sung Dynasty, Book II, Hong Kong, 1962, pls. 1 and 2. A related, though slightly larger (36.5) Qianlong-marked hu-form vase of this shape, was sold in these rooms, 19 March 2009, lot 742.