PROVENANCE: From the estate of Harold & Mousser, of York, Pennsylvania, an entrepeneurs, private collections, acquired pre-1970's from Fluhrer's Galleries, York, PA. Dimensions: Height: 10-1/8" Diameter: 6-3/4" Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Emperor Reign period celadon sgraffito reward porcelain vase. The pear-shaped bottle vase, a bottom-heavy body tapered gracefully to the slender-waisted neck, supported on short spreading foot ring. All Decorated in Douqing hand painting sgraffito, reserved in celadon-green underglaze ground color, the celadon-green glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human pale white skin. The immaculate porcelain body covered with a characteristic silky glaze, amazing crackling effect throughout the underglaze which produces fantastic a smooth textured surface. The abundant peony flower blooms decorated on the main body. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears reign mark, a vertical six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine rings, Made In The Years of Yongzheng Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. See More