A GE-TYPE VASE, HU, QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD China, c. 1736-1795. The globular body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising to a waisted neck with galleried rim, the shoulder applied with two pierced handles in the form of bats suspending ruyi heads, and further decorated with two raised bowstrings each below the neck and above the foot. Covered overall with a creamy gray glaze suffused with a striking network of black and golden-brown crackle. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and probably of the period.

Provenance: From a Norwegian private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. The piercings to the bat-form handles with traces of use including minute nibbling around the openings. The rings now lost.

Weight: 4,424 g
Dimensions: Height 28.7 g

Expert's note: The high level of control exhibited by the glaze of the present vase, with its razor-sharp black and golden-brown crackle, along with the archaistic yet strictly precise form and the finely executed bowstrings, leaves little doubt that it was made in the 18^th century. The bat-form handles are a particularly notable detail, as they once held separately crafted ring handles, probably made of gilt bronze, as evidenced by the piercings from one side to the other and the wear and nibbling around the openings.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 7 June 2004, lot 145
Price: GBP 21,510 or approx. EUR 43,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A ge-type vase, hu, underglaze-blue Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related two-tone crackle glaze, bowstring decoration, and Qianlong seal mark, as well as the related form and size (26.1 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 April 2011, lot 36
Price: HKD 7,220,000 or approx. EUR 1,241,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine and rare ge-type vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the closely related two-tone crackle glaze and Qianlong seal mark as well as the related form. Note the smaller size (16.5 cm).



乾隆款仿哥釉壺，或為乾隆時期
中國，約1736-1795年。盤口，束頸，溜肩，鼓腹，底足外撇。肩部如意形蝙蝠輔首，肩部和底足有兩道凸起的弦紋。通體施灰白色釉，黑色和金棕色開片紋。圈足内青花六字款“大清乾隆年製”。

來源：挪威私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，燒製不規則。蝙蝠形輔首有使用痕跡，邊緣處有微小磕損，輔首中的環丟失。

重量：4,424 克
尺寸：高28.7 厘米

專家注釋：此瓶釉色高雅，黑色和金棕色的開片紋，古樸而嚴謹的造型，可能是十八世紀製作的。蝙蝠形輔首中的環已丟失，可能曾是鎏金銅環，可以從輔首上的孔的磨損可以看出。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2004年6月7日，lot 145
價格：GBP 21,510（相當於今日EUR 43,000）
描述：乾隆款及年代仿哥釉壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的雙色釉面開片、弦紋和乾隆款識，以及相近的外型和尺寸 (26.1厘米)。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2011年4月7日，lot 36
價格：HKD 7,220,000（相當於今日EUR 1,241,000）
描述：乾隆款和年代仿哥釉壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的雙色釉面開片和乾隆款識，以及相近的外型。請注意尺寸較小(16.5厘米)。