Size: 29.5 cm.(H)
Of archaic ‘cong’ form supported on a straight circular foot and surmounted by a short circular neck with a pair of elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings on each side, covered overall in a rich blue glaze thinning to white along the edges, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.
PROVENANCE:
Singapore Private Collection
A closely related Qianlong vase of similar form and covered in a deep blue glaze is illustrated in 《Qingdai ciqi shangjian》, ( Appreciation of Qing Porcelain ), Shanghai, 1994, no. 193; and anothe. in《Sun Yingzhou de Taoci Shijie》(the Ceramic world of Sun Yingzhou ), the National Palace Museum, Forbidden City Publishing, 2003, page 168.Compare also a similar Qianlong vase sold at Sotheby'sHong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3090.