- 3638
A FINE AND SMALL 'GUAN'-TYPE VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 HKD
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Description
- porcelain
the robustly potted vessel of archaic hu form and octangonal section, the pear shaped body supported on a straight foot and rising to shoulders set with a pair of tubular arrow handles, covered overall in a caesious-coloured glaze suffused with a brown crackle, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th November 1985, lot 203.
Condition
The vase is in very good condition with just a few burst bubbles to the inner mouthrim and one on the mouthrim.
"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 Qianlong vase of this form with a guan-type glaze in the National Palace Museum is included in the exhibition, Qing Monochrome Porcelain, Taipei, 1981, cat. no. 89; another is illustrated by John Ayers in The Baur Collection, Geneva, vol. III, 1972, no. A344; and a third from the Garner Collection was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty, London, 1964, cat. no. 276. See also others from the Edward T. Chow Collection sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 91 and on 19th May 1981, lot 501.