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A RARE CELADON-GLAZED FIVE-SPOUTED VASE (WUKONGPING) QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
of baluster (hu) form, the ovoid section rising from a splayed foot and terminating in a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim encircled by four smaller, similarly shaped spouts, covered overall in a lustrous pale blue-green glaze pooling in the recesses along the shoulders and base
Provenance
Collection of Mr. Victor Rienaecker (b. 1887).
Sydney L. Moss, London, 25th May 1960.
Condition
The base has been ground down to the biscuit leaving traces of brown staining around the foot ring and there is a drilled hole in the base from when it was previously lamped, There are a small number of tiny burst glaze bubbles and a few grey flecks scattered overall. Otherwise in good condition.
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
Inspired by somewhat similarly formed vases made at the Longquan kilns during the Song dynasty, vases with multiple sections were an effective and pleasing way for the Manchu court of simultaneously paying homage to the past while highlighting the technological superiority of imperial craftsmanship.
A related Yongzheng mark and period vase of slightly more rounded form was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 17th May 2002, lot 506. Another example in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan was included in the museum's Special Exhibition of K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, cat. no. 65.