£8,000 - £12,000
A rare Chinese flambe glazed hu-form vase, Qianlong six-character imperial zhuanshu seal mark and of the period (1736-95) Qing dynasty, the tall narrow neck with blue elephant-head handles below the everted rim, the tapering pear-shaped body applied with a horizontal bow-string below the shoulder, all under a rich copper red glaze suffused with transmutation (yaobian) milky blue and lavender streaks which drain down from the handles, standing on a decorative gilt metal display stand, the base with a City of Leeds museum paper label, 22.5 cm high o/a
Provenance: From a local private collection, family owned for two generations thence by descent
Compare a closely related vase at Christie's New York in The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art: A Family Legacy on 16th March 2017 and another similar flambé-glazed vase in the Capital Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Xiong Liao, Beauty of Ceramics. Gems of the Official Kilns, Taipei, 1993, pl. 147
The glaze shows networks of crackles with pin-holing , flaked off in some areas, some handling wear and scratches to the surface, the glaze thins to a mushroom tone at the rim and the edges of the handles, fixed with adhesive to the gilt metal stand.
Compare a closely related vase at Christie's New York in The Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection of Asian Art: A Family Legacy on 16th March 2017 and another similar flambé-glazed vase in the Capital Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Xiong Liao, Beauty of Ceramics. Gems of the Official Kilns, Taipei, 1993, pl. 147
The glaze shows networks of crackles with pin-holing , flaked off in some areas, some handling wear and scratches to the surface, the glaze thins to a mushroom tone at the rim and the edges of the handles, fixed with adhesive to the gilt metal stand.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
27.6% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
31.2% inc VAT*
