Page 57 - Bonhams May 11th 2017 London Fine Chinese Art

The decorative technique of combining densely-
carved floral motifs covered by a monochrome
glaze, as seen on the present lot, was arguably a
Kangxi revival of Longquan wares of the Yuan and
Ming dynasties. The palette was widely employed
on decorating monochrome-glazed vessels, notably
brush pots of the period. A related celadon-glazed
brush pot, Kangxi period, is illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study,
Beijing, 2009, p.91, no.61.

Compare with a related carved celadon-glazed
vase, Kangxi, of similar archaistic zun form carved
with floral foliage, sold at Christie’s New York,
19 March 2015, lot 434.