Lot Essay
A nearly identical pomegranate-form vase, also with a Haoran Tang hall mark, but with a glaze slightly darker in color, was sold at Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 1260.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A SMALL PALE BLUE-GLAZED POMEGRANATE-FORM VASE
HAORAN TANG HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
A SMALL PALE BLUE-GLAZED POMEGRANATE-FORM VASE
HAORAN TANG HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
The vase is finely potted with a globular body rising to a waisted neck and a flared mouth in the form of five barbed sepals, the exterior is decorated in white slip on one side with a flowering branch and a smaller branch on the other side, and is covered overall with a lustrous pale blue glaze.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
HAORAN TANG HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
The vase is finely potted with a globular body rising to a waisted neck and a flared mouth in the form of five barbed sepals, the exterior is decorated in white slip on one side with a flowering branch and a smaller branch on the other side, and is covered overall with a lustrous pale blue glaze.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high