A GUAN-TYPE VASE, FANG HU, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1723-1735. The high-shouldered body with curved sides supported on a splayed foot, rising to a waisted neck and lipped rim, flanked by a pair of expressive chilong masks with elegantly curved horns, bulging eyes, and fangs, suspending mock rings. Covered overall in a thick pale-gray glaze suffused with a dense yet subtle crackle and attractively pooling in the recesses. The deeply countersunk base with a finely painted underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance: From an English private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and firing irregularities, including pitting, dark spots, and few glaze recesses. Extremely rare in this pristine state of preservation. The glaze with a subtle, unctuous feel overall.

Weight: 4,655 g
Dimensions: Height 33.2 cm

Literature comparison: For an example of the Han-dynasty model for this vase, see Christie's Paris, 9 June 2016, lot 232.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Near identical
Auction: Christie's Paris, 7 June 2011, lot 194
Price: EUR 28,600 or approx. EUR 35,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Guan-type glazed vase, hu, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng six-character sealmark and of the period
Expert remark: Note the evident damage and repair as well as significant misfirings. Due to these condition issues, which the present lot does not have, the result was appropriate at the time. Note the size (31.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 April 2006, lot 1614
Price: HKD 1,440,000 or approx. EUR 275,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare massive guan-type vase, fanghu, seal mark and period of Yongzheng
Expert remark: Compare the near identical form. Note the ruyi scepter loop handles and slightly larger size (43.8 cm).

雍正款及年代仿官釉螭龍啣環輔首方壺
中國，1723-1735年。侈口，短頸，碩腹。頸部螭龍啣環輔首。通體施仿官釉，開片細密。足緣施醬色護胎汁。底足內青花六字款“大清雍正年製”。

來源：英國私人收藏
品相：品相極佳，只有輕微的舊時磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括點蝕、黑點和少量釉面凹陷。 在這種原始保存狀態下極為罕見。釉面整體勻潤。

重量：4,655 克
尺寸：高 33.2 厘米

文獻比較：一件漢代方壺，見巴黎佳士得，2016年6月9 日 lot 232。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：幾乎相同
拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2011年6月7日，lot 194
價格：EUR 28,600（相當於今日EUR 35,500）
描述：雍正款及年代仿官釉螭龍輔首方壺
專家評論：請注意此壺有明顯的損壞和修理痕跡，以及明顯的製作不規則。現拍品並沒有這些品相問題。請注意尺寸(31.7厘米)。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2006年4月9日，lot 1614
價格：HKD 1,440,000（相當於今日EUR 275,000）
描述：雍正款及年代大型仿官釉方壺
專家評論：比較幾乎相同外型。請注意如意形耳和尺寸較大(43.8厘米)。