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5027 | Yongzheng Period,Qing Dynasty A VERY RARE WHITE GLAZED MOULDED CHRYSANTHEMUM SHAPED WITH INCISED ‘FLORAL’ VASE

A VERY RARE WHITE GLAZED MOULDED CHRYSANTHEMUM SHAPED WITH INCISED ‘FLORAL’ VASE

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Size: 25cm

Signed and dated: Yongzheng Period,Qing Dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 2,500,000

PROVENANCE
The Sir Harry Garner collection.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London
The Edward T. Chow collection
Sotheby’s HongKong, 08.April.2013, Lot3050
Yongzheng Six-Character Mark
This jug is finely potted with a straight body with a recessed band around the centre where is finely incised with a foliate scroll with fine feathery leaves. The tall neck with flared rim opening into a spout rises from a rounded bulb. The bulb of the neck is decorated small floral sprigs with upright leaves above and pendent petal panels and pearl strings below. The base is nicely inscribed with the six-character seal mark.

EXHIBITED
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics from the Collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner, Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1973, no. 79, pl. XXII.
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, The British Museum, London, 1994
ILLUSTRATED
Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2, no.794