Imperial Carved Sky Blue Glazed Flask, Yongzheng Mark & Period


We are offering this very fine a beautiful Imperial flask with elaborately carved decoration under a beautiful sky blue glaze. The magnificent flask is in the shape of a double gourd with a large globular lower body rising elegantly to a short neck and is topped with a small bulb head. A ruyi-head handle on each side connects the upper bulb with the lower body. The central band of the globular body and the upper bulb are carved with large lotus flowers and vines in shallow relief. Th bottom is surrounded with a band of lotus lappets. The shoulder is decorated with a band of ruyi head and linked vines motif. The short neck is carved with stylised florets and curled flower branches. The entire surface is covered with a translucent glossy gaze of pale sky blue tone. The glaze pools at carved indentation to a darker tone as the raised decoration retains thinner glaze to show a pale to white color. The resulting product is this Tour de Force flask which demonstrates the skill, aesthetics, and technical perfection of of Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial potters. The base is inscribed with a Yongzheng Imperial seal mark in dark underglaze blue. Except for some very minor surface glaze wear, this magnificent flask is in excellent condition. This important flask is part of our collection of important oriental ceramics which made its debut on eBay late last year. All our items were acquired before 1975 in Japan. If you are not familiar with us, please review our feedback from satisfied buyers of our previous items.
Size: height: 23cm; body diameter: 17.9cm

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