A RARE PALE BLUE GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASE Jingyuan tang zhi seal mark, Republic PeriodA RARE PALE BLUE GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASEJingyuan tang zhi seal mark, Republic PeriodOf flattened pear-shape rising from a short tapering foot to a waisted neck with lipped rim, flanked by a pair of lug handles with taotie masks, the body with archaistic strapwork, covered overall in a pale sky-blue glaze. 31cm (12 5/8in) high.民國 天藍釉仿古紋雙耳尊青花「靜遠堂製」篆書款The hall mark Jingyuan tang zhi ('靜遠堂製' Hall of Tranquillity and Remoteness) was used by Xu Shichang, who served as the President of the Republic of China from 1918 to 1922.The present vase is based on ancient bronzes from the Spring and Autumn period, such as an archaic vase with strapwork, illustrated in Bronzes in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1999, p.246.See a claire-de-lune pear-shaped vase, also with Jingyuan tang seal mark, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 263.