A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' VASE GUANGXU SIX CHARACTER MARK AND...

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£7,000

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' VASE
GUANGXU SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 
painted in tones of underglaze blue six heavy blossoms framed by leafy tendrils within upright lappets the shoulder with a row of pendent ruyi-head between moulded bands beneath a further floral meander, the flaring neck with an upright stiff leaf band beneath a band of waves around the mouth
39cm high

NOTE: For a similar vase, see - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (III), Beijing, 2010, pl.159; For two similar vases sold at auction, see - Bonhams, London, 8th November 2012, lots 58 & 59.

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Good overall condition. Some glaze frits to the rim and a hairline crack running from the rim, partially down to the neck of the vase.