A VERY RARE YELLOW-GROUND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE DECORATED ‘LOTUS SCROLL’ HEXAGONAL VASE YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) The facetted vase is decorated around the neck and body in underglaze blue with two bands of lotus scrolls bearing large blooms containing Shou roundels, separated by bands of keyfret and ruyi- heads; the mouth with keyfrets and ruyi- heads above a wave border, flanked by two lug handles with archaistic S-shaped scrolls, and the foot with a row of upright petals above keyfrets, all against a bright yellow ground. The base is enamelled yellow, reserving the reign mark in the centre. 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) high, box Provenance A French family collection Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 23 October 2005, lot 353
A VERY RARE YELLOW-GROUND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE DECORATED ‘LOTUS SCROLL’ HEXAGONAL VASE YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) The facetted vase is decorated around the neck and body in underglaze blue with two bands of lotus scrolls bearing large blooms containing Shou roundels, separated by bands of keyfret and ruyi- heads; the mouth with keyfrets and ruyi- heads above a wave border, flanked by two lug handles with archaistic S-shaped scrolls, and the foot with a row of upright petals above keyfrets, all against a bright yellow ground. The base is enamelled yellow, reserving the reign mark in the centre. 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) high, box Provenance A French family collection Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 23 October 2005, lot 353
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