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A BLUE-GLAZED CONG-FORM VASE 清嘉慶 霽藍釉象耳琮式瓶 六字篆書款

JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND
OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Of square section, the rectangular body is raised on a broad circular
foot and decorated on two sides with moulded elephant-head and
fixed-ring handles, covered overall, including the base, with a glaze
of dark blue tone that thins to a paler tone on the raised areas.
11¡ in. (28.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000

The seal on the underside of the Japanese wood box cover appears to
mention the name Sekiken-an, which is the pseudonym of the collector
Matsumoto Matsuzou (1870-1936), a successful businessman who was (mark)
appointed as the president of one of the major railway companies at
the time, Kyushu Denki Kidou. 770 items from his collection were sold
between 1933 – 1934 at Osaka Bijutsu Club and Tokyo Bijutsu Club, and
several of them were subsequently designated National Treasures or
Important Cultural Relics.

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