A Chinese "claire de lune" or pale celadon-glazed

A Chinese "claire de lune" or pale celadon-glazed pouring vessel

Decorated with lobed "chrysanthemum-petals" to shoulder and body, the underside marked "Da Qing Yongzheng Nian Zhi", traces of a dark dressing to the polished footring.

(H: 9 3/4 in.)

Provenance: Acquired from a New Jersey estate by the present owner.

NOTE: For another example of this form, from the Meiyintang collection, glazed white and with an incised foliate scroll band around the waist, see Christie's Hong Kong, April 8, 2013, lot 3050, where the form, both with and without handles, is discussed, as are other examples, variously glazed and decorated, in the Palace Museum, Beijing and other collections. See also the celadon-glazed example with incised foliate band in the Avery Brundage Collection at the Asian Arts Museum, San Francisco, no. B60P13, and another, sold Christie's, Hong Kong, May 28, 2014, lot 3305. See also a blue and white-decorated example with handle, sold Christie's London, November 7, 2006, lot 196

Condition report:

Overall good condition, glaze very even, underside of foot polished, remains of a brown/dark blue dressing to edge of footring tiny dark spots, wear to rim of foot, tiny cobalt blue dot to top of knop at neck, another at shoulder, a few scattered tiny cobalt dots to body.