A FINE AND LARGE SACRIFICIAL BLUE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG |

sturdily potted with a pear-shaped body rising from a slightly splayed foot, elegantly sweeping up to a tall cylindrical neck, covered overall in a rich sacrificial blue glaze gradually thinning at the rim and stopping neatly just above the footring, the interior and base glazed white, inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28th November 1978, lot 138.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th May 1988, lot 94.

Overall very good condition except for some surface scratches especially to the lower body.
"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."

A slightly shorter vase was sold twice in these rooms, 8th November 1982, lot 270, and 8th October 2013, lot 3058. A vase of this type, also bearing a Qianlong seal mark and of the period, from the Walker Art Gallery, now in the Merseyside County Museums, is illustrated in Nigel Wood, Precious Vessels, Liverpool, 1980, pl. 139; and another from the collection of 'Chinese Gordon' (Gordon of Khartoum), is illustrated in W.G. Gulland, Chinese Porcelain, vol. II, London, 1911, pl. 734.