139 - [PRIVATE COLLECTION, PARIS] RARE CHINESE 'SHUFU' WHITE-GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUN

[PRIVATE COLLECTION, PARIS] RARE CHINESE 'SHUFU' WHITE-GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUN YUAN DYNASTY 元 白釉‘福如東海 壽比南山’玉壺春瓶 後嵌銅鑲足包口改燈座the pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck and flared rim, applied with beaded decoration with four ruyi-head motifs, the neck encircled by upright plantain bands above key fret, each ruyi head encloses a character, together forming the auspicious phrase shou bi nan shan, fu ru dong hai (‘longevity enduring as the Southern Mountains, fortune as vast as the Eastern Sea’), covered overall in a pale bluish-white glaze thinning on the widest parts, mounted with gilt-bronze stand and mouthwith lamp appliances 27.5cm high without metal mounts Private Collection, Paris巴黎私人收藏 This highly unusual vase might be Shufu wares. During the Yuan dynasty, Shufu wares were used for ceremonial purposes at the Shumi Yuan, the government institution responsible for civil and military affairs. Although Shufu-type wares without these inscriptions were also produced for export, the finest examples bearing the characters were reserved for official use. The development of Shufu ware, particularly its distinctive thick white glaze, played an important role in the subsequent emergence of blue-and-white porcelain.A closely comparable rare qingbai vase (yuhuchunping), Yuan dynasty, was in the Yang De Tang Collection and sold at Sotheby's New York, 17 March 2015, lot 102. Also see a white ware vase in yuhuchun form, decorated with slip-trailed and beaded decoration, Yuan dynasty, illustrated in Margaret Medley, Yüan Porcelain and Stoneware, London, Faber and Faber, 1977, pl. 6B, and in the Ashmolean Museum, accession no. EA1956.1399.This lot has been imported from outside of the UK and placed under Temporary Admission. An amount in lieu of Import VAT will be charged at 5% on the hammer price.此拍品是從英國以外地區進口，憑藉暫准進口許可證（暫准進口）在拍賣會上出售，該許可證允許這些物品暫時全部或部分免征關稅（增值稅和關稅），代替進口增值稅的金額將按落槌價的5%收取，請参閱業務規定之增值稅符號和說明部分以獲取更多資訊。