Size: 23 cm.(H)
An tall ovoide jar with a shallow foot and a short, slightly-flared neck, with double appliqué handles just below the shoulder, covered overall with a pleasing turquoise speckled ‘robin's egg’ glaze, known in Chinese as ‘Lujun’, an incised Jiaqing six-character seal mark on the base.
Originally developed in the Yongzheng period, this form of glaze (which could either be gloss or flat in finish) has a characteristic uneven colour, as it contains both cobalt and copper, both of which would react differently during firing.
PROVENANCE:
A Private New York Collection
Vases of this type made in Jiaqing period are rare, a similar vase with Jiaqing six-character seal mark was illustrated in 《Gugong Bowuguan cang Wenwu Zhenpin Daxi-Danse You》( Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum), vol. 37, Hong Kong, 1999, page 211, pl.190. Another one with Jiaqing six-character seal mark was sold at Sotheby'sNew York, 24 March 2018, lot 1544.