A LARGE VERY RARE MOULDED AND CARVED CELADON-GLAZED VASE, QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A LARGE VERY RARE MOULDED AND CARVED CELADON-GLAZED VASE
QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The ovoid body and tall waisted neck are moulded and carved with a bold design of stylised lotus blooms on scrolling stems bearing curling feathery leaves, applied overall with a rich sea-green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses and continuing over the widely flaring dished mouth rim into the interior. The seal mark is crisply impressed on the celadon-glazed base.
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 909
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A LARGE VERY RARE MOULDED AND CARVED CELADON-GLAZED VASE
QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The ovoid body and tall waisted neck are moulded and carved with a bold design of stylised lotus blooms on scrolling stems bearing curling feathery leaves, applied overall with a rich sea-green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses and continuing over the widely flaring dished mouth rim into the interior. The seal mark is crisply impressed on the celadon-glazed base.
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 April 2004, lot 909
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION