Lot Essay
Christie's New York sold a similar but complete blue and white moonflask on 16/17 September 2010, lot 1427.
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FROM A PRIVATE SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTION ACQUIRED IN LONDON IN THE 1960'S
A COPPER-RED AND BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BAOYUEPING
YONGZHENG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Details
A COPPER-RED AND BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BAOYUEPING
YONGZHENG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The body is decorated with three fruiting and flowering branches including peach and pomegranate growing from a sprig of lingzhi fungus, all enclosed within a border of classic scroll. The fruits are highlighted in copper-red. The sides are decorated with flower heads on a scrolling leafy meander and the foot is decorated with lingzhi fungus meander.
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
YONGZHENG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The body is decorated with three fruiting and flowering branches including peach and pomegranate growing from a sprig of lingzhi fungus, all enclosed within a border of classic scroll. The fruits are highlighted in copper-red. The sides are decorated with flower heads on a scrolling leafy meander and the foot is decorated with lingzhi fungus meander.
10½ in. (27 cm.) high