A multi-mouth Ru-type glazed porcelain vase, China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795).
A multi-mouth Ru-type glazed porcelain vase, China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Photo Sotheby's
de forme circulaire reposant sur un pied bombé, le col principal entouré de six cols secondaires, recouvert d'une belle glaçure céladon bleu-gris, marque à six caractères en bleu sous couverte à la base ; fêle restauré autour du corps et à la base, égrenures et petits éclats aux bords; 25 cm, 9 13/16 in. ESTIMATE 20,000-30,000 EUR. Lot Sold: 42,750 EUR
AUTHENTICATION: This shape is recorded as a Qianlong form in Geng Baochang, Ming Qing ciqi jianding, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 265, fig. 13.
Compare a vase of similar shape but with a different design also from the Qianlong period in The National Palace Museum in Taipei, illustrated in Gems of the Official Kilns, Taipei, 1993, p. 158.
Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie. paris, 8 juin 2011 www.sothebys.com