Important vase en porcelaine "Tianqiuping"Forme dite "Tianqiuping", traduite littéralement par "sphère céleste" de part sa panse de forme arrondie, le col long et droit.Présentant un décor en bleu de cobalt et rouge de fer d`un dragon à cinq griffes pourchassant la perle sacrée dans des nuées, prenant la forme de champignons lingzhi.Une marque à six caractères "Da Qing Yongzheng Nian Zhi" dans un cartouche rectangulaire sur la bordure du col.Hauteur : 53 cmDiamètre: 38 cmProvenance : Collection particulière du Nord de la France, transmis par descendance.Important défaut de cuisson sur la panse créant un renflement, légères égrenures et sauts de glaçure au col. La porcelaine dans sa partie blanche est recouverte d`un aspect gris possiblement dû à un défaut de cuisson.Comparatif : Pour un vase similaire, voir vente Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 31 octobre 2004, lot 25.CHINA, 18th centuryYongzheng mark and periodRare and important copper-red and underglaze-blue "dragon" vaseThe large and imposant vase superbly potted with a globular body surmounted by a columnar neck. The exterior of the body is finely painted with fine intense copper-red to depict an extraordinary five-clawed dragon in aggressive forward motion amidst clouds in underglaze-blue. The undulating body with detailed scaly hide and saw-like spine accented with flowing tufts of hair at the joints, brandishing one foot with five razor-like claws to capture the legendary `flaming pearl`. The clouds are rendered in a much more stylized manner than those on the usual 18th century porcelain, attesting of the innovative character of the Yongzheng productions. A wave band below the rim between a double lines border circling a rectangle comprising the six characters mark applied in a line. The base unglazed.Height : 53 cmDiameter: 38 cmProvenance : North of France private collection, by descent.An important firing defect around the body and the junction in the lower part creating a recessed part. Frits and glaze chips to the mouth rim. The porcelain with an overall greish aspect in the white parts, possibly from a global firing defectFor a similar vase see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, october 31st 2004, lot 25.