A CELADON-GLAZED DOUBLE-GOURD FIVE-NECKED VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

the quadrilobed bulbous lower section rising from a recessed foot to a waisted middle and tapering neck set with four tubular spouts, covered overall in a pale celadon glaze, the base glazed white

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. 

In overall good condition with minor firing flaws including two divots with kiln grit and burst glaze bubbles; with a label adhered to the base.
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A closely related example, possibly the present vase, from the collection of P. J. Donnelly was exhibited and illustrated in Chinese Monochromes from the P. J. Donnelly Collection, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1974, cat. no. 15.