Lot 3406. A very rare imperial lemon-yellow fluted glass vase, Yongzheng incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1723-1735); 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000. Price Realized HKD 750,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013

The vase has a pear-shaped body standing on a high foot and with a long, slightly tapered neck. It is fluted into eight facets and has an even bright lemon-yellow tone. The base is incised with the reign mark.

Provenance: A French private collection.

Note: Compare to an Imperial yellow glass vase, also bearing a Yongzheng mark, in the collection of Andrew K. F. Lee and illustrated in Elegance and Radiance, Hong Kong, 2000, no. 15, p. 112. Compare also to a Qinanlong-marked example from the Franz Collection, illustrated in Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere, The Glass of China, 2003, p. 76, pl. 9.1.