Description Please note that there is a $15,000 authorization required to bid on this lot, and NO ONLINE BIDDING will be accepted. To bid on this lot, please contact us at to register to bid on this lot. An Imperial Chinese red glazed vase with a 6-character Yongzheng mark and of the period. Dimensions are: 6 3/4 inches tall X 3 1/2 inches wide, 17.1 cm tall X 8.9 cm wide. All measurements are approximate.
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Condition Report It is in overall good condition with no visible cracks, chips, or repairs. There are a few very minor scratches, one miniscule glaze pop on the rim, and minor glaze defects around the base.
Provenance From the collection of Cao Maoji, who was a writer and poet in Hong Kong in the mid-20th century. This lot is the matching pair for Lot 158 sold in our Mar 21, 2020 auction.
Notes Reference: A red-glazed pear-shaped vase with a six-character Yongzheng mark was sold at Christie's Hong Kong on June 1, 2016 as lot 3214. The National Palace Museum in Taipei has a similar red-glazed vase with a 6-character Yongzheng mark in their collection under the collection number 004629-N000000000. The Palace Museum in Beijing has a red-glazed vase with a 6-character Yongzheng mark in their collection. The Art Insititute of Chicago has a bottle-shaped vase with sang-de-boeuf glaze under the collection number 1941.756.