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PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND PRIVATE COLLECTION
866
A BLUE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE,
YUHUCHUNPING
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE
BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1723-1735)
The ovoid body is raised on a very slightly spreading foot and tapers
towards the neck which rises to a flared rim, and is covered overall
with a sapphire-blue glaze.
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high

$40,000-60,000
Compare the slightly larger (28.9 cm. high) Yongzheng-marked
blue-glazed yuhuchunping of similar proportions, illustrated in
Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The
Zhuyuetang Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, pp. 120-21, no. 57.

清雍正 藍釉玉壺春瓶 雙圈六字楷書款

866 (mark)

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PAUL W. DOLL, JR.
867
A LARGE PALE BLUE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, TIAN
QIUPING
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE
BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The sturdily potted vase has a globular body surmounted by a tall
cylindrical neck, and is covered overall with a pale blue-tinged glaze.
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high

$60,000-65,000
These massive monochrome vases were made as part of decorative
furnishings for the Palace. This form of vase was one of the most
popular forms and can be found in various colors and sizes. A large
blue-glazed vase of similar form, also bearing a Qianlong seal mark,
was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3110. Another
blue-glazed example, with a Yongzheng seal mark, was sold at
Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1614.

清乾隆 天青釉大天球瓶 六字篆書款

866

867 (mark)