A FINE TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'CHILONG' VASE, PANLONG PING, QING China, 18th-19th century. The globular vessel is raised from a circular foot with a recessed base to an everted lip and entirely covered by a deep turquoise glaze with fine crackling. A sinuous chilong is coiled around the shoulder, surrounded by neatly incised lingzhi, all in reticulated molding. Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Superb condition with only one minuscule loss to the horn of the chilong. The drippings of the glaze at the foot rim with minor glaze stubs resulting from the firing process. Some old wear. Weight: 1,334.5 g Dimensions: Height 21 cm Note the finely molded artemisia leaf mark to the base, which is extremely rare on turquoise-glazed wares, and may indicate an early 18th century production date, see literature comparison below. Literature comparison: Compare with a turquoise-glazed censer from the Yongzheng period, also bearing an artemisia mark at the base, at Sotheby's Hong Kong, in Important Chinese Works of Art, 07 April 2015, lot 3610. 綠松石色釉蟠龍瓶，清代 中國，十八至十九世紀。球形瓶，足部内凹，唇外翻，整瓶完全被深綠色綠松石釉覆蓋。肩部盤踞著一隻蟠龍，四周有靈芝。 來源：英國私人收藏 品相：品相極好，盤龍角上有一處缺失。燒製過程中少量釉料在腳緣處滴落。一些老磨損。 重量：1,334.5 克 尺寸：高21 厘米