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

of olive form, elegantly potted with an ovoid body rising from a slightly flared foot to a gently flared rim, covered overall in a rich and luminous blue glaze stopping neatly at the rim and foot, the white base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, elaborate carved wood stand

Collection of a Dorset family, and thence by descent.

There is an approx. 2 cm area of retouching to the rim to conceal an original firing imperfection. There is general surface wear and minor scratching.
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See a closely related example in the Huaihaitang collection, included in the exhibition Ethereal Elegance. Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007, cat. no. 17.