A superb and rare Guan-type ovoid vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 仿官釉闊口瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款

A superb and rare Guan-type ovoid vase

Seal mark and period of Qianlong

清乾隆 仿官釉闊口瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款

the tapered foot gently swelling into an olive-shaped body narrowing only slightly in the upward sweep of the neck, entirely covered in an unctuous pale blue glaze suffused with a network of craquelure, the foot dressed in a dark brown wash, the slightly recessed base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Height 5½ in., 14 cm