A CARVED CELADON-GLAZED YENYEN VASE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
The baluster body rising from a short foot to a cylindrical neck and flaring rim, the body finely carved and incised with large peony blooms and stylized dragons amongst foliage, further with a band of ruyi heads below the bowstring, repeated below the rim, and a band of overlapping flower petals above the foot. The exterior covered with a translucent celadon glaze, which pools nicely in the recesses and thins along the edges, the base and interior with a transparent glaze. The base with a neatly painted underglaze-blue ambrosia leaf mark.


Provenance
: From the old private estate of a British officer stationed in China, and thence by descent.

Condition:
Excellent condition with only minor old wear and expected minimal firing irregularities, such as scattered brown spots, glaze recesses and a small chip to the foot.

Weight: 3,998 g
Dimensions: Height 45.5 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 21 September 2011, lot 308
Price: EUR 18,750 or approx.
EUR 23,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon-glazed yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, celadon glaze, and carved decoration. Note the size (49.5 cm).




十八世紀青釉暗刻牡丹紋鳳尾尊

尊口喇叭形，束長頸，溜肩，深孤腹，腹以下漸收斂，近足處外撇，圈足露胎。通體施青釉，器身刻花裝飾，頸飾數道弦紋與纏枝紋與龍紋，肩飾如意紋，腹飾纏枝牡丹紋與龍紋，底飾芭蕉葉紋。胎體厚重，釉層勻厚，色澤青翠。


來源：
英國軍官舊藏，他曾駐守中國，保存至今。

品相：
品相極佳，有輕微磨損，燒製缺陷，如棕色斑點、釉面凹陷和足部小缺口。

重量：3,998 克
尺寸：高 45.5 釐米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2011年9月21日，lot 308
價格：EUR 18,750（相當於今日
EUR 23,000
）
描述：十八世紀清代青釉暗刻鳳尾尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、青釉和雕刻裝飾。請注意尺寸 (49.5 釐米)。