YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

A celadon-glazed vase of comparable size and shape, Yongzheng mark and period, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2019, lot 3110. The refined shape can also be found with a Guan-type glaze, as seen on a smaller example (8 5/8 in.) from the Ken un sho Collection, Japan, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1888. Such Guan-type Yongzheng-period examples often have a brown-dressed foot, and are thought to have been inspired by Song-dynasty prototypes.