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Size: H44cm

Signed and dated: Kangxi Period，Qing Dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 550,000

PROVENANCE
The Paul and Helen Bernat Collection

The elegant vase is well potted with two globular sections. It is all covered on the exterior in a thick lustrous black glaze with shiny surface like a mirror. Such glaze became known as ‘noir mirroir’ or ‘mirror black’ when it became popular in Europe in the 18th century.

EXHIBITED
Evolution to Perfection. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection， Sporting d’Hiver， Monte Carlo， 1996， cat. no.1367
ILLUSTRATED
Regina Krahl， Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection， London， 1994-2010， vol.2， no.811