- 3113
A SMALL GUAN-TYPE HU-SHAPED VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
the pear-shaped octagonal vessel of archaic hu form, with a round belly rising up from a straight foot to a tapered neck flanked by tubular lug handles, applied overall with an unctuous pale grey caesious coloured glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue
Provenance
A private Japanese collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2008, lot 2508.
Condition
The overall condition is very good. The glaze is slightly lumpy and even throughout. The actual colour is slightly more pale green than the catalogue illustration.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A similar vase in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, vol. II, Taipei, 1981, pl. 81; another was included in the exhibition Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Reigns, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 63 (left). Two vases of this type are published in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. II, London, 1994, pls. 874 and 875; two from the Edward T. Chow collection were sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 91, and the other, 19th May 1981, lot 501; and another, from the collection of James W. and Marilyn Alsdorf, was also sold in these rooms, 30th October 2000, lot 137.