QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A FLAMBE-GLAZED SQUARE VASE, FANGHU
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The body tapers towards the quatrefoil mouth rim and is moulded on each wider side with a peach-shaped panel, and flanked by a pair of lug handles on the neck. The vase is covered with a streaked glaze of milky blue and reddish-purple colour. The interior of the foot is covered with a pale brown wash.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection, acquired in the first half of 20th century

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Lot Essay

A flambé-glazed vase of this form with a Qianong seal mark is illustrated by J.J. Marquet de Vasselot and M.J. Ballot, The Louvre Museum: Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, 1922, pl. 35. Compare to another Qianlong-marked flambé-glazed fanghu-form vase of similar height sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 1058, and another at Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 521.

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