TWO CLAIR-DE-LUNE GLAZED PORCELAINS


Late Qing/Republic periodThe first a tall 'beehive' water pot, the surface incised with wispy clouds beneath the icy pale-blue glaze; the second a slender 'willow leaf' vase of attenuated baluster form, covered overall with a soft pale blue glaze thinning to white at the rim; the bases of both with six-character Kangxi marks in underglaze blue.6 1/2in (16.5cm) height of taller
|ProvenanceCollection of Brooks & Dorothy CofieldBeehive water pot:Jerry Lamb Collection, Portland, Oregon, acquired 25 February 2004Guanyin 'willow' vase:ex-collection of Francis Bernard Gesley (1922-2008), Eugene, Oregon, acquired September 2007