AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE - photo 1
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE - photo 2
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE

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HKD 6 930 000
Auction dateClassic
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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Lot 3039 | AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The vase is painted on the facetted sides of the body in delicate shades of blue with sprays of pomegranate, peach and persimmon alternating with branches of peony, chrysanthemum and lotus, all emerging from lingzhi fungi. The trumpet neck of conforming shape is further painted with six detached composite floral sprays, all bordered by bands of keyfret and trefoil.

25 7/8 in. (65.5 cm.) high





Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s
Applied technique:Pottery
Medium:Ceramic, Porcelain
Historical era:Qianlong period
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Vases and vessels
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
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United Kingdom
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