Lot 85
  • 85

A COPPER-RED GLAZED VASE (YUHUCHUNPING) QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • Porcelain
elegantly potted with a pear-shaped body sweeping up to a waisted neck and a broad everted rim, supported on a short slightly splayed foot, richly applied on the exterior with a copper-red glaze and well controlled around the foot and rim, the base inscribed with the seal mark in underglaze-blue

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 17th September 2003, lot 100. 

Condition

In excellent general condition. Some surface wear, including a diagonal 85mm scratch to the most bulbous section of the body. The luting line at the shoulder slightly visible with a subtle change in the glaze color.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

A closely related vase in the Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, is illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pl. 346; one is published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum. Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990, pl. 697; another from the Duke of Fife and Bulgari collections was sold in these rooms, 14 September 2011, lot 213; and a fourth vase from the Gordon collection was sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1144.