Lot 438
  • 438

A 'LANGYAO' BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Porcelain
  • Height 16 1/4  in., 41.3 cm
elegantly proportioned with rounded shoulders rising from an elongated tapering base and spreading foot to a short cylinder neck and flared mouth, covered with a lustrous crackle-suffused red glaze thinning at the shoulders and neck to a peach tone, pooling at the elevated stepped foot to a deep crimson with striated mottling pouring over but stopping short of the unglazed foot ring, the recessed base and interior both applied with a translucent pale blue glaze, wood stand (2)

Condition

There are two small areas of restoration to the mouth, the larger approx. .8 cm wide. With minor firing imperfections including burst glaze bubbles and kiln adhesion to the base.
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

A similar example can be found in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in the Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch’ing Dynasty Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1981, pl. 1; and another in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, vol. 37, 1999, pl. 15; both are described as Guanyin zun and attributed to the Kangxi period. Another related example previously in the E.T. Hall Collection, inv. no. 184, was sold at Christie's London, 7th June 2004, lot 150.