The antique Chinese mallet vase, also known as a "bottle vase" or "meiping," has a long and rich history dating back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). The mallet vase was originally used to hold wine, and its shape was based on the mallet used to pound rice into wine. During the Tang dynasty, these vases were made in a variety of materials, including porcelain, bronze, and earthenware.

In the Song dynasty (960-1279 AD), the mallet vase became a popular form for ceramic artists, who decorated them with a wide range of designs, including landscapes, figures, and floral motifs. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD), the mallet vase reached the peak of its popularity, and it became one of the most highly prized and collectible forms of Chinese ceramics.

Ming dynasty mallet vases were typically made of porcelain and decorated with intricate designs using cobalt blue underglaze more...

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A Chinese Langyao pear shaped bottle vase, Shangping, mid Qing…

Chinese Langyao pear shaped bottle vase, Shangping, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century

A Chinese Langyao pear shaped bottle vase, Shangping, mid Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, /, 27 cm high

A Chinese powder blue ground gilt decorated bottle vase,…

Chinese Guangxu period powder blue ground gilt bottle vase

A Chinese powder blue ground gilt decorated bottle vase, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period (1875-1908). Another bottle vase with similar powder blue ground, but decorated with floral, animal and shou character roundels, see Christie's London,…

A fine and rare Chinese Ruby-Red ground cup, Yongzheng…

Rare Chinese Ruby-Red Ground Cup, Yongzheng Period (1736-1795)

A fine and rare Chinese Ruby-Red ground cup, Yongzheng six-character underglaze blue mark and of the period (1736-1795). The exterior of the cup is covered with a ruby-red glaze, has minute spots of varied shades created by the blowing of the glaze onto…

A Chinese blue and white porcelain 'Dragons' vase, Kangxi…

Chinese Blue and White Dragons Vase, Kangxi Mark, Late Qing

A Chinese blue and white porcelain 'Dragons' vase, Kangxi four-character mark, late Qing to Republic period, the large bottle vase with a trumpet neck, underglaze blue decorated to the body with a wide band of dragons chasing a flaming pearl, below fret,…

A Chinese porcelain iron red bottle vase, fine blossom and…

Chinese Iron Red Bottle Vase with Floral Decoration, 30cm Height

A Chinese porcelain iron red bottle vase, fine blossom and scrolling floral decoration, height 30 cm. Six underglaze blue marks to the base.

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase (Tianqiuping), decorated in…

Blue and white Chinese porcelain vase with flowering prunus design

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase (Tianqiuping), decorated in underglaze blue with a design of flowering prunus, height 45 cm

A 19th century Chinese bottle vase and bowl. Each painted with…

19th Century Chinese Dragon Bottle Vase and Bowl Set

A 19th century Chinese bottle vase and bowl. Each painted with dragons pursuing flaming pearls. The vase raised on a fitted stand. Vase 20 cm height. Bowl 13 cm diameter

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical…

Chinese Blue and White Bottle Vase with Figures and Horses

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical body painted with figures and horses in landscape. Double blue ring under glaze rings to the base and old paper label, height 38 cm.

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a…

Chinese Blue and White Vases and Bottles Collection

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a blue and white doucai bottle vase decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel with polychrome figures, bearing a Yongzheng mark to the underside, a pair of blue and white vases with…

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed…

Qing Dynasty Cooper-red Glazed Long-necked Vase with Figure Pattern

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed Long-necked bottle vase with figure sword and horse pattern (Daoguang mark). Height 21 cm, diameter 11 cm. The vase has a long neck and a full belly, the body painted in alum red with ancient…

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in…

Late Qing Turquoise Ground Bottle Vase with Lotus Decoration

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in grisaille with lotus and Buddhist emblems, apocryphal Kangxi mark, Guangxu period. Webber collection label, height 35 cm

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with…

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase with Lotus Boys

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with four reserves painted with boys holding lotus leaves and flowers on a tendril and flowerhead field, on a tall flared foot, height 45 cm

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some…

Qing Dynasty Red Plum Glazed Vase - 50cm Height

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some small frits to the glaze at the foot, 50 cm height

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period,…

Qianlong Green Glazed Bottle Vase

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period, with translucent dark emerald green glaze. The same glaze under the foot and inside the narrow neck. Some surface scratches. Provenance: Private Wellington Collection, height 12.8 cm.

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing…

Chinese Anhua Decorated White Glazed Vase, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 38 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, 1/6/2014, the contents of musk farm, ( Stuart Rattle) lot 339.

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the…

Chenghua Mark Blue and White Dragon Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the vase of bottle form with a globular body and long slender neck, decorated to the body with a dragon chasing a pearl and flame clouds to the collar and neck, with apocryphal Ming (Chengua)…

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of…

Chinese Porcelain Set with Blue and White Lotus Design

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of underglaze blue and white bowls, flared form with lotus decoration and insects, bearing Qianlong six-character seal marks to the underside, a small double gourd bottle vase, and a wine cup…

A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Magpie and Prunus' bottle…

Yellow-Ground Magpie & Prunus Vase, Guangxu Mark (32.5 cm)

A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Magpie and Prunus' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark), height 32.5 cm, diameter 21 cm

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle…

Chinese Teal Green Glazed Vase with Gold Rim

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle glaze finish, fine gold painted band to the top rim. Underglaze blue character marks to the base, height 27 cm.

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and…

Celadon Phoenix Vase with Stand and Tomobako

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and tomobako, 47.5 cm high

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork…

Multicoloured Dragon Porcelain Vase

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork pattern on yellow ground having square reserves to the neck and oval reserves to the body all decorated with multicoloured dragons chasing flaming pearls, height 57 cm

Chinese Teadust glazed bottle vase, two character seal mark,…

Chinese Teadust Glazed Bottle Vase with Seal Mark (19cm)

Chinese Teadust glazed bottle vase, two character seal mark, height 19 cm

A 19th century Chinese Turquoise-Glazed bottle vase, condition:…

Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Turquoise-Glazed bottle vase, condition: piece missing on rim, height 41 cm, diameter 24 cm

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm,…

Chinese Blue-Glazed Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm, diameter 8 cm

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase…

Chinese Crackle-Glazed White Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase (Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark), height 13.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da…

Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Bat Vase, Imperfect

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da Qing Xuantong Nian Zhi mark), condition: drilled on base and one hairline on rim

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body…

Sang-de-Boeuf Bottle Vase with Red Glaze - Chinese

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body covered in a thick deep red tone glaze thinning to a greyish tone to the rim. 19th/20th century. Some chipping at the foot due to kiln attachment. Height 35 cm.

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi…

Chinese Kangxi Marked Blue & White Figural Vase

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi mark), height 15.5 cm, diameter 9 cm

A Chinese crackle glazed mallet vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Mallet Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed mallet vase

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase,…

Chinese Guan Glazed Bottle Vase with Russet Crackle

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase, bluish green with russet crackle. 5 spur marks. Spink & Piccus labels

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Yuhuchunping Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of Yamanaka & Co. Swedish collection label.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase from Spink & Son

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase with Lava Glaze

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red and black crackles. Label of Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Clark collection. Label of Mayuyama & Co.

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase…

Gilt Butterfly Vase with Bronze Base

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase with bronze base (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). Exhibition number to the foot and on the bronze base.

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle…

Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Pear Shaped Vase

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle vase (Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi mark). Covered in an attractive flambe glaze. 6-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue. Condition: some expected signs of wear and use, with chipping and…

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'…

Yellow ground famille rose vase with 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). The globular body rising from a short lightly spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, enamelled overall in yellow, with iron red 'Shuangxi'…

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing…

Famille Rose Peach Tree Vase, Yongzheng Mark

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark). Decorated with a peach tree. 6-character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue. Height 32.5 cm, depth 20 cm

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm…

Ming Dynasty Black Glazed Gourd-Shaped Vase

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney

Chinese late Qing Dynasty porcelain bottle vase, with slender…

Emerald Green Dragon Porcelain Vase

Chinese late Qing Dynasty porcelain bottle vase, with slender cylindrical neck above a baluster body, decorated with dragons, pearls and cloud scrolls in emerald green, the whole on a fine circular foot, height 18 cm. Provenance: The Collection of the…

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze,…

Sang de boeuf bottle vase from Qing Dynasty

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze, with cylindrical neck and spherical body raised on circular foot, height 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Dr Tf Yeung

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with…

Blue-glaze Yongzheng vase with box

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with box, 12 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark…

Qianlong Guan Bottle Vase with Seal Mark and Box

A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 30.2 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired in Tokyo in 2001, inscribed on the inside of the 'tomobako'

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance:…

Celadon Bottle Vase with Box from Japanese Collection

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle…

18th Century Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Vase

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 24 cm high

A Chinese Qing porcelain bottle vase, flattened hexagonal…

Famille Rose Hexagonal Porcelain Vase

A Chinese Qing porcelain bottle vase, flattened hexagonal section, decorated in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels highlighted with gilt, height 29.5 cm.

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

Chinese Teal Mallet Vase - 22.5 cm Height

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

Childhood Joy: Chinese Mallet Vase

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of…

Famille Rose Dragon and Phoenix Vase

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of globular form surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl. The neck and body decorated with scrolling foliate on a yellow ground. With six character mark…

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with a…

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dog Vase

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with a cylindrical neck and baluster body, decorated with dogs of fo amongst cloud scrolls, a/f, height 42 cm

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck…

Late Qing Dynasty Tea Glaze Bottle Vase

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, in a tea glaze, raised on spreading circular foot, with incised six character mark to base, height 33 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a…

Chinese Lotus Carved Porcelain Vase

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a baluster body, decorated with carved decoration of lotus scroll, with palmette surrounds, the whole raised on a circular foot, h26 cm

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate…

Ming Blue & White Scholar Vase with Mark, 46cm

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate panels of scholars and foliage with smaller panels of urns and tables above on a diaper ground, bears 6 character mark, 46 cm high

A miniature Chinese apple green monochrome glazed bottle vase,…

Chinese Green Glazed Qing Dynasty Vase

A miniature Chinese apple green monochrome glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), with all over craquelure. Height 12 cm. Provenance: Chait Galleries New York (label to base), property from a deceased estate, Sydney

A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm,…

Chinese Song-style Bottle Vase

A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm, diameter 11 cm

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably…

Republic Period Famille Rose Dragon Phoenix Vase

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form surmountd by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl and a phoenix in flight among trailing cloud scrolls, above a band of…

A famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic…

Republic Period Hundred Bats Famille Rose Vase

A famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form rising to a tall cylindrical neck, painted on the exterior with numerous iron-red bats among trailing cloud scrolls, all between a band of lappets around the base…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose…

Famille Rose Prunus and Pine Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose enamels with prunus and pine trees, the design interrupted at the shoulder by a band of Bao Xiang Hua flowers, scrolls and Shou characters. Qianlong seal mark in blue under the base. Height 40 cm

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with…

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase with Peach Trees

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with peach trees, six-character mark to base, height 22 cm.

Unusual 19th century Chinese figural bottle vase, unglazed, the…

19th Century Chinese Figural Bottle Vase

Unusual 19th century Chinese figural bottle vase, unglazed, the moustachioed figure with arms crossed, 27 cm high

A coral ground porcelain vase with gilt decoration, Qing…

Daoguang Qing Dynasty Coral Porcelain Vase with Gilt Decoration

A coral ground porcelain vase with gilt decoration, Qing Dynasty, bearing Daoguang mark 1821-1850, the bottle vase decorated in the round with eight immortals over waves, sprigged with bats to the neck, iron red seal mark underside, height 27 cm

Early Chinese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck above a…

Cream-glazed Chinese bottle vase, J.L. Smith collection

Early Chinese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck above a tapering ovoid body, in a cream glaze with exposed lower foot, height 24 cm. Provenance: J L Smith collection, Far south coast NSW

Chinese Cizhou porcelain bottle vase, with a spreading lip and…

Chinese Cizhou Porcelain Bottle Vase with Painted Frieze

Chinese Cizhou porcelain bottle vase, with a spreading lip and baluster body, with painted scroll frieze and border of characters, raised on a circular foot, height 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

Ge Vase Song

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

A famille rose bottle vase, decorated with a figural narrative…

Figural Narrative Famille Rose Bottle Vase

A famille rose bottle vase, decorated with a figural narrative scene set in a landscape and grotto setting; with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark underside, height 22.5 cm

A large Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with…

Ming-style Blue and White Floral Vase with Chinese Markings

A large Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with floral motifs in the Ming Islamic style with thirteen Chinese character marks to base. Height: 62.5 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with a spray of…

Chinese Porcelain Vase with Floral and Butterfly Design

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with a spray of flowers, foliage and butterflies, in a white slip on a pale green ground, raised on a circular foot, six character mark to base, height 27 cm

Chinese Qing Dynasty sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with…

Qing Dynasty Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, raised on a circular foot, height 31 cm. Provenance: Dr. Merna Marie Torrington collection

Pierced Chinese blue crackle glazed bottle vase featuring…

Blue Chinese Crackled Vase with Elderly Figures

Pierced Chinese blue crackle glazed bottle vase featuring Elders, mark to base, height 25 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with citron,…

Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase with Fruit Decoration

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with citron, pomegranate and peaches, in tones of yellow, puce and green, six character mark to base, height 38 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple…

Fluted Jun Glaze Vase with Purple Splash, 23cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple splash to body, height 23 cm

Large Chinese purple glazed bottle vase 38 cm high.

Chinese Purple Glazed Vase - 38cm

Large Chinese purple glazed bottle vase 38 cm high.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with…

Qing Dynasty Dragon Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with dragon pattern (Qing Dynasty Qianlong mark), this Blue-and-White Doucai bottle vase that a slender neck with slanting shoulders and round body. There is a Qing Dynasty Qian long period sealed…

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed bottle vase, with Yongzheng four…

Yongzheng Sang-de-Boeuf Glazed Bottle Vase (34cm)

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed bottle vase, with Yongzheng four character mark under the base. Height 34 cm.

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu…

Famille Rose Butterfly Vase, Guangxu Period

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers and Estate Agency Ltd., Hong Kong, 18 November 1988, lot 197, Iain Clark collection, Sydney, acquired from the above, fine Asian, Australian…

A Chinese blue glazed bottle vase and a large celadon glaze…

Chinese Blue and Celadon Vases

A Chinese blue glazed bottle vase and a large celadon glaze covered jar the vase 32 cm high, the covered jar 25 cm high

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

Crackled Celadon Bottle Vase - 17 cm

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, of baluster form with incised…

Incised Floral Chinese Porcelain Vase, 24cm, Yeung Estate

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, of baluster form with incised floral motifs, on circular foot, with incised seal mark to base, a/f, height 24 cm. Provenance: The Yeung Estate

A Longguan style celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase with fitted…

Longguan Celadon Phoenix Mallet Vase with Box

A Longguan style celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase with fitted Japanese box with slight ly tapering cylindrical body rising from recessed base to an angled shoulder, with a pair of phoenix handles below, widely flared mouth

A peach bloom bottle vase, 19th century 23 cm high

19th Century Peach Bloom Bottle Vase (9 words)

A peach bloom bottle vase, 19th century 23 cm high

Chinese antique blue glaze bottle vase height 26 cm approx.

Antique Chinese Blue Glaze Bottle Vase (26cm)

Chinese antique blue glaze bottle vase height 26 cm approx.

A large Chinese bottle vase painted with a red dragon writhing…

Red Dragon Chinese Vase, Qianlong Seal, 19th/20th Century

A large Chinese bottle vase painted with a red dragon writhing around the body & neck, Qianlong seal mark, 19th/20th century. Height 34 cm, width 21 cm

A Chinese snag de boeuf glazed bottle vase, with four character…

Chinese glazed bottle vase with snag de boeuf design

A Chinese snag de boeuf glazed bottle vase, with four character mark under the base, height 38 cm

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed…

Blue-glaze Xiangfeng vase with underglazed mark, 54cm high

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed blue mark, 54 cm high

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm…

Kangxi Dragon Bottle Vase

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm high. Provenance: See an Old Friend Arts and Antiques, Hong Kong, The four-claw dragon is a familiar motif during the Kangxi period. It appears in underglaze-blue and copper-red, coloured…

Old Chinese blue glaze bottle vase 16.5 cm high

Antique Chinese Blue Glaze Vase - 16.5cm

Old Chinese blue glaze bottle vase 16.5 cm high

A large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated with…

Chinese Qianlong Blue and White Dragon Vase

A large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated with dragons chasing pearls. Qianlong mark to underside, height 46 cm, width 27 cm

Chinese Ge ware mallet vase, with a spreading lip above a…

Chinese Ge Ware Mallet Vase with Iron Red Crackle Glaze

Chinese Ge ware mallet vase, with a spreading lip above a mallet shaped body, with dark and iron red crackle glaze, raised on circular foot, with beautiful nine character seal mark to base, height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Canberra

A sang De boeuf bottle vase, of typical form in an even brick…

Brick Red Sang De Boeuf Vase, 39.5cm Height

A sang De boeuf bottle vase, of typical form in an even brick red glaze, unmarked, height 39.5 cm

A large Chinese fine crackle-glazed globular bottle vase…

Chinese Crackle-Glazed Globular Vase, H29cm

A large Chinese fine crackle-glazed globular bottle vase (tianqiuping), previously sold in these rooms c.1990s. H29 cm

Qianlong marked bottle vase in sky blue with three egg shaped…

Qianlong Sky Blue Vase with Tree, Fisherman, and Mountain

Qianlong marked bottle vase in sky blue with three egg shaped panels depicting a tree, fisherman and mountain scene. The neck a nice pleated shape, height 32 cm

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, late Qing Dynasty 27.5 cm…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ox Blood Bottle Vase

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, late Qing Dynasty 27.5 cm high

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42…

Chinese 19th Century Sang De Boeuf Bottle Vase

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42 cm high, 17 cm wide

A small Chinese peach bloom bottle vase, Kangxi mark, Republic…

Chinese Peach Bloom Vase, Kangxi Mark, Republic Period

A small Chinese peach bloom bottle vase, Kangxi mark, Republic period 14 cm high

A Chinese provincial porcelain bottle vase, with tulip neck,…

Chinese Blue Landscape Vase

A Chinese provincial porcelain bottle vase, with tulip neck, decorated with a river landscape in inky underglaze blue, height 22 cm

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular…

Blue and White Tongzhi Vase with Floral Scroll Design

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck with everted mouth, moulded around the body with raised bands and painted in cobalt blue with a broad composite flower scroll between…