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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINE AND RARE CELADON-GLAZED
DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
YONGZHENG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
elegantly potted with a globular lower bulb supporting a slightly
smaller upper bulb with a narrow mouth, covered overall in a
lustrous glaze thinning at the rim to reveal the white body, the
recessed base encircled by an unglazed footring, the base with
a six-character archaistic seal mark in underglaze blue
Height 12¾ in., 32.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection (by repute).
$ 320,000-500,000
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