A MOLDED BLUE AND WHITE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE, WANLI PERIOD China, 1573-1619. The lobed pear-shaped body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck with a distinct garlic-head mouth, each of the six lobes painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a 'Precious Object' below a ruyi band and pendent jewels. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Old wear and minor firing flaws, light surface scratches, the neck with a small hairline. Absolutely original, unrestored condition. Weight: 781.7 g Dimensions: Height 27.2 cm Expert's note: The present lot is remarkably well-preserved and completely unrestored, which is rare for porcelain of this type and period, being over 400 years old. Auction result comparison: Compare a related blue and white bottle vase, also molded with six lobes, and with similar decoration but lacking the garlic mouth, dated to the Wanli period, at Christie's New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 22 March 2013, lot 1460, sold for USD 6,250. 萬曆青花蒜頭瓶 中國，1573-1619年。六瓣瓜棱蒜頭狀，瓶口內斂，呈蒜頭狀，直頸，溜肩，垂腹，圈足。每瓣内都有青花吉祥紋與寶珠紋，肩部如意祥雲紋。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：舊時磨損和輕微燒製缺陷，表面有輕微劃痕，頸部有細小裂紋。 絕對原始，未修復的狀態。 重量：781.7 克 尺寸：高 27.2 厘米 專家注釋：此瓶保存得非常好，完全未修復，這在已有400多年歷史的同期該類型瓷器中是罕見的。拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近青花瓶，六瓣，相似紋樣，但沒有蒜頭，萬曆時期，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2013年3月22日 lot 1460, 售價USD 6,250。