Chinese Celadon Glazed Double-Vase, Yongzheng Period (1723-35)

celadon-glazed porcelain, potted in the rare form of two conjoined baluster vases rising from two splayed foot, with elongated tapered necks, bearing mark of the Yongzheng Emperor to one neck inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark in a single line just below the lipConjoined vases incorporating sections of two or more shapes to create a single vessel wereamong the most technically challenging wares produced by the imperial kilns during theYongzheng period. This type of double vase, finely potted with two bottle-shaped vases withconjoined spherical bodies surmounted by two slender necks, albeit rare, is recorded in two different sizes

Measurements:

height 13 cm

Provenance:

The Collection of the Late Goldie Sternberg

Reference:

The present vase belongs to the taller group, measuring approximately 13 cm inheight; another now preserved in the Taipei Palace Museum is published in Illustrated Catalogueof Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the Palace Museum, vol. 1, Taipei, 1980, pl. 135; Sotheby’s HongKong, 8 April 2023, lot 57. See also a slightly smaller example (h. 10.2 cm) from the collections ofMadame Maurice Solvay and Paul and Helen Bernat, sold Sotheby’s London, 15th November1988, lot 65; and sold again at Christie's Hong Kong, 31st October 2000, lot 825 from thecollection of Robert Chang. Compare a Yongzheng period lavender-glazed example from theGrandidier Collection, now in the Musee Guimet, Paris, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. TheWorld's Great Collections, vol. 7, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 168.Other Notes: This type of conjoined vase continued to be produced in the Qianlong period. The subtle difference is that, instead of a single horizontal mark below the rim, the Qianlong version is inscribed with two four-character seal marks on the base.

• EStimate $600 - $800