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A RARE 'RU'-TYPE LOTUS POD-MOUTH VASE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD |
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Height 9 1/4 in., 23.4 cm
finely potted with the globular body rising from a short foot to a tall cylindrical neck surmounted by a lotus pod-shaped mouth sealed on top save for seven pierced holes, covered overall with a smooth grayish-celadon glaze accentuated with occasional pale golden crackles, the foot ring dressed in brown imitating Song stoneware, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, Japanese wood box (3)
Condition
There is restoration to approx. 1/4 of the mouthrim and a small area of restoration to the lower body.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Japanese wood box cover has an inscription to the interior stating the vase was formally collected by Abe from the Edo period (1603-1868), signed by Ōba Iwao (1899-1975) and dated 1968.
Vases of this type are particularly rare. Compare a Qianlong mark and period flambé-glazed vase of very similar shape sold at Christie's New York, 15th September 2011, lot 1600. See a related Yongzheng clair-de-lune vase of a different shape but also with a lotus pod-head pierced with seven apertures, from the Meiyintang Collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, pl. 845; and also a Jiaqing celadon-glazed example with carved designs, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 17th November 1975, lot 153; and another, or possibly the same one, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th April 2001, lot 554.
Vases of this type are particularly rare. Compare a Qianlong mark and period flambé-glazed vase of very similar shape sold at Christie's New York, 15th September 2011, lot 1600. See a related Yongzheng clair-de-lune vase of a different shape but also with a lotus pod-head pierced with seven apertures, from the Meiyintang Collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, pl. 845; and also a Jiaqing celadon-glazed example with carved designs, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 17th November 1975, lot 153; and another, or possibly the same one, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th April 2001, lot 554.