A DARK BLUE-GLAZED CONG-FORM VASE WITH THE EIGHT TRIGRAMS, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. The square vase with a characteristic circular foot ring and mouth rim, molded on each side with the Eight Trigrams (bagua) and covered overall with a bright dark blue glaze thinning to a paler tone on the edges. Six-character Guangxu mark to base.Provenance: Zhou Shengli (1951-2018). Thence by descent within the family to the present owner. Acquired in a Beijing antique shop ca. 1995 (invoice not available) and according to the owner, who was a teenager at the time, “for a very high price”. Zhou Shengli was born in Shanghai and studied painting under Lu Yanshao (1909-1993). In the 1990s, he established the 'Baosteel Painting and Calligraphy Society' with him and his colleagues participating in many calligraphy and painting competitions and winning over twenty of the highest prizes and awards. Today, Zhou's paintings are exhibited in the prestigious Beijing Gallery, along with many of China's most important artists.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, occasional light scratches.Weight: 3,590 g Dimensions: Height 29.3 cmAuction result comparison: A nearly identical vase was sold by Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part I on 17-18 March 2016, lot 1632, for USD 8,125.光緒款和年代祭藍釉八卦琮式瓶 中國,1875-1908。瓶圓口,短頸,方體,圈足。通體施祭藍釉,四直面印八卦紋。足沿塗白釉,底書光緒六字款。 來源:周生力(1951-2018). 直至現任藏家前一直保存在同一家族中。大約1995年購於北京古玩店(發票已遺失)。据現任藏家說,當年購買時花了很高的價錢。周生力出生於上海,師從陸儼少(1909-1993) 學畫。1990年代他和他的同事們參加了許多書法和繪畫比賽,並贏得了二十多個獎項,從而建立了“寶鋼書畫學會”。 如今,周生力的繪畫作品與許多中國最重要的藝術家一起在著名的北京畫廊展出。圖片:周生力與陸儼少,約 1970 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒制缺陷,偶有輕微刮擦 重量:3,590 克 尺寸:高 29.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件幾乎一模一樣的琮式瓶售于紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part I 拍場,2016年3月17-18日,lot 1632, 售價 USD 8,125。