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PROPERTY AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A VERY RARE CELADON-GLAZED
CYLINDRICAL TEA CADDY AND COVER
YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
superbly potted, the elegant cylindrical body tapering slightly
towards a short foot, the gently rounded shoulders sweeping
up to a waisted neck, surmounted by a bell-shaped cover
with a rounded bud-form nial, covered overall with an even
celadon-green glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character
mark within double-circles in underglaze blue (2)
Height 11¼ in., 28.5cm
PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 10th April 2006, lot 1618.
ᅮ$ 800,000-1,200,000
2006 4 10 1618
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