A FINE LARGE BLACKISH-BLUE-GLAZED GLOBULAR BOTTLE VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

Details

A FINE LARGE BLACKISH-BLUE-GLAZED GLOBULAR BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
The very well-potted body of spherical shape with a tall, broad cylindrical neck, the exterior all under an unusual blackish-blue glaze thinning slightly at the rim and stopping neatly above the foot
20 1/8in. (51cm.) high

Further details

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Lot Essay

Similar vases sold in our Hong Kong rooms, October 1, 1991, lot 803; September 29, 1992, lot 552; and October 31, 1994, lot 642. Another sold in our New York rooms, December 3, 1992, lot 310

Compare, also, the large blue bottle vase in the Hong Kong Museum of Art included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Hong Kong, 1984-85, Catalogue, no. 85