1 - CHINA - YONGZHENG Period (1723–1735)

CHINA - YONGZHENG Period (1723–1735) Large four-lobed gourd (bianhu) in the shape of a begonia, made of porcelain and decorated in blue with an underglaze design of lotus flowers, peonies, chrysanthemums, and roses on a yellow glazed background, surrounded by a frieze of scrollwork in blue under a translucent green glaze; the sides are adorned with lingzhi scrollwork,the foot decorated with flowers and foliage surmounting a frieze of Greek motifs in translucent green underglaze, the neck adorned with blooming peony buds surmounted by a frieze of Greek motifs in translucent green underglaze and flanked by two stylized lingzhi-shaped handles. On the reverse, Yongzheng’s six-character zhuanshu mark in blue underglaze on a yellow enamel background. (Enamel cracks and a small chip). Height: 48.2 cm 800,000 / 1,000,000 € Provenance - From the family collection of Philippe Frédéric Clossmann (1817–1867).- Estate of Catherine Laudenbach, née du Vivier de Faÿ Solignac (1928–2026), his great-great-granddaughter. Reference: A similar example without the yellow base is held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 1964.226; a four-lobed gourd with a celadon lid is held at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, no. 中瓷 002622N000000000; a gourd made using a similar technique held at the Palace Museum, Beijing, and reproduced in *The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum*, Gugong—“Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red,” Beijing, no. 233, p. 256; another piece made using a similar technique from the Qianlong period, housed at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, no. 故瓷 012058N000000000. CHINA - Yongzheng period (1723–1735) A large yellow-ground blue-and-white quatrefoil moon flask. Qing Yongzheng Period, Yellow-Ground Blue-and-White Enameled Floral Scroll Pattern Flat Flask To bid on this lot, please register with the auction house. To bid on this lot, please register with the auction house. No live bidding. If you wish to bid on this lot, please contact the auction house to complete the necessary bidding procedures. Expert: Cabinet Portier & Associés - contact@cabinetportier.com