A RARE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE FACETTED VASE MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

the square body with chamfered corners richly painted on each side in cobalt blue with a morning glory borne on a continuous foliate scroll, supported on a splayed foot encircled by a band of pendent ruyi-lappets enclosing floral sprays, the wide cylindrical neck decorated with similar elongated upright lappets below pendent trefoils and a key-fret border around the thick lipped rim, the neck further flanked by a pair of curved handles issuing from the mouths of moulded dragon heads with short horns, bulging eyes and sharp fangs, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
17 cm, 6 3/4 in.

Provenance:
Christie's London, 3rd November 2009, lot 297.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2012, lot 3082.