QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Vases of this type from the Qianlong period were applied with both guan-type and Ru-type glazes. The National Palace Museum Collection has two such examples, each inscribed on the base with an Imperial poem by the Qianlong Emperor, with lines indicating that these vases functioned as receptacles for flowers, see Obtaining Refined Enjoyment: The Qianlong Emperor’s Taste in Ceramics, Taipei, 2012, nos. 85, 86.

See a pair of Qianlong guan-type vases from the J.M. Hu collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Imperial Qing Monochromes From the J.M. Hu Collection, 29 November 2017, lot 2851.