A very rare small white-glazed relief-decorated double-gourd vase, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735)

Lot 1333. A very rare small white-glazed relief-decorated double-gourd vase, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The vase is relief-decorated under a white glaze with a leafy, gourd-hung vine that extends around the sides below the neck. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high. 

Provenance: Frank Caro, New York, 1963.  

Note: Compare the Yongzheng-period blue and white vase of similar proportions, size, and design, but lacking the relief decoration, sold at Christie's London, 8 November 2011, lot 319.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza