A CARVED AND CELADON-GLAZED CONG-FORM VASE, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Of square section, well modeled with rectangular sides supported on a short spreading foot and rising to a tall waisted neck. The exterior finely decorated with a band of scrolling vines below the neck and formalized foliate designs above the foot. Covered overall in a rich, vitreous celadon glaze darkening in the recesses and thinning at the edges, save for the foot, which is partly burnt to orange in the firing.


Provenance:
North England trade.

Condition:
Expected old wear, traces of use and shallow surface scratches. Some firing irregularities. The base drilled with associated nibbling. Overall displaying very well.

Weight: 1,965.8 g
Dimensions: Height 28.4 cm


Expert’s note:
The present cong vase can be firmly dated to the Kangxi period due to its distinctive tall neck, a rare feature in vases of this type which does not appear in later examples, where the neck is invariably shorter. Compare a related turquoise-glazed cong-form vase, with a similarly tall waisted neck, also dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie’s New York, 29 March 2017, lot 110.




康熙青釉琮形瓶

中國，1662-1722年。瓶圓口，短頸，方體，圈足。肩部有一條卷葉紋，底足上方有暗刻卷葉花卉紋。通體施青釉，凹陷處顏色變深，邊緣變薄，足部在燒製過程中部分燒成橙色。


來源：
英國北部古玩交易。

品相：
磨損、使用痕跡和表面淺劃痕。製造不規則，底座有鑽孔。

重量：1,965.8 克
尺寸：高 28.4 厘米