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A PALE GREEN GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
18TH CENTURY                                                    613

The vase is supported on a low foot, and the globular lower                                              13
body is separated by a narrow waist from the smaller upper
body which rises to the fared mouth rim.
11æ in. (30 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 733.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.

This vase is inspired by celadon-glazed double-gourd porcelain
vases of this period, such as the Qianlong-marked example from
the Jingguantang Collection sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3
November 1996, lot 571.

清十八世紀 涅綠玻璃葫蘆瓶

613
A CARVED YELLOW-ENAMELLED OVIFORM VASE
LATE 19TH CENTURY

The body is carved and incised under the lemon yellow
enamel with a dense horizontal herringbone pattern as is
the sides are wrapped in cord. The base is carved in relief
with a four-character inscription reading Chen Guozhi zuo
(Made by Chen Guozhi).
7¡ in. (18.7 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

The Goldschlager Collection, no. 53.
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 675.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.

Chen Guozhi was one of the fnest of a small group of
independent ceramicists, that included Wang Bingrong and Li
Youcheng, working in Jingdezhen in the early-mid 19th century
who signed their important pieces.

清十九世紀末 檸檬黃釉繩紋瓶
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