Celadon porcelain vessel ‘Peony’, Qing dynasty, with Yongzheng seal

Refined porcelain ewer for scholars, with an elegant bell shape, curved walls, and a narrow upturned rim. The piece is covered with a delicate monochrome glaze in a pale celadon green color. The exterior is decorated on one side with a peony flower motif in bas-relief with natural leaf stems. The base of the piece bears a six-character stamp “大清雍正年制” in blue underglaze.

Height: 6.6 cm; Mouth diameter: 6.1 cm; Base diameter: 9 cm

Provenance:

· North American private collection. Heritage: Peter K. Warren Doyle, New York.

· Auctioned at Asian Works of Art, Lot 115, March 2015 (documentation available).

· Current Dutch private collection.