A rare massive guan-type vase, fanghu seal mark and period of Yongzheng

of archaistic fanghu form, the high-shouldered body with curved sides supported on a splayed foot, rising to a slightly waisted neck and lipped rim, flanked by a pair of ruyi-sceptre loop handles, covered overall in a thick greenish-grey glaze suffused with a subtle irregular crackle, the base with a six-character mark (hardwood stand)

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 1995, lot 100.