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A LARGE FLAMBE-GLAZED MOONFLASK Inspired by early Ming Dynasty flasks, this Qing example is unusual in
Qianlong impressed six-character seal mark but probably later the treatment of the neck . Most 18th century moonflasks have either
The heavily-potted body with a spherical profile molded with gentle a simple waisted neck with flaring rim or, when they are surmounted
convex panels within a molded border on each main face and narrow by a smaller gourd at the mouth, usually have a sort waisted neck
panels to the sides with a large circular boss at the widest point, left plain or with a single moulded band. The swelling section below
supported on a spreading rectangular foot, the S-curved handles the upper gourd in our vase appears rarely. For one other identically-
joined at the upper gourd and ending in molded ruyi-shaped appliques shaped Qianlong-marked example painted in underglaze blue and
on the shoulders, the body primarily under a copper-red glaze with white from the Qing Court Collection, see Blue and White Porcelain
purple feathered mottling, the upper gourd and narrow sides with with underglazed Red (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
unctuous pale turquoise-green mushroom-toned splashes thinning Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2010, p. 153, no. 139.
to brown on the molded shoulder appliques, the deep recessed
rectangular base centered by the impressed Qianlong mark and under Another rare example of slightly larger size and under a celadon glaze
a patchy iron-brown wash. and with the additional of lightly moulded lotus scrolling to the mouth
16 1/4in (41.2cm) high and sides, see Christie’s, Hong Kong, 31 October 2010, lot 899.

$10,000 - 15,000
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