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A PAIR OF CELADON-GLAZED VASES, CONG The present pair in its form was inspired by the archaic jade ritual cong
Guangxu six-character marks and of the period vessel, which featured a square body and a hollowed circular core,
Each in the form of an archaic jade cong, of square section supported perhaps symbolising heaven and earth. See for example a jade cong,
on a short waisted foot, rising to a flat shoulder and a broad tapering Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture (circa 3200-2000 BC), illustrated by
short neck, each face with raised horizontal bands representing the J.Rawson, Chinese Jade From The Neolithic To The Qing, London,
Eight Trigrams, covered overall with a rich bluish-green glaze. 1995, p.128, fig.3:5. This archaic form was imitated especially from the
Each 28cm (11in) high. (2). 18th century and onwards as means to draw moral righteousness and
strength from the ancients. A very similar vase but with a Xuantong
£15,000 - 20,000 mark in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated by H.A.Van
CNY130,000 - 180,000 Oort, Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, Lochem,
1977, pl.111.

清光緒 青釉琮式瓶一對 Compare with a similar pair of celadon-glazed cong-shaped vases,
青花「大清光緒年製」楷書款 Guangxu six-character marks and of the period, which was sold at
Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 216.
Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.