A Celadon Glazed Porcelain Gourd-Form Vase

DAOGUANG MARK

清道光豆青釉葫蘆瓶
the globular lower lobe narrowing to support a delicate upper lobe as it tapers to a slender mouth, all covered in rich glaze with a pale green luster, thinning at the waist and mouth to reveal a white body; the base incised with a six-character Daoguang mark in underglaze blue.

Height 12 in., 30.48 cm.

Property from an Important North American Collection

Acquired in Tokyo in 1990s, thence by descent

Overall stable condition, showing some firing imperfections to the body and shelfwear to the foot. Soiling to deeper crazing across each lobes, which are quite visible under UV light.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Celadon Glazed Porcelain Gourd-Form Vase

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