The slender, tapering upper bulb and the bulbous lower bulb are joined by a pair of curved strap handles that terminate in ruyi heads and that flank the narrow waist molded with a band of petals encircled by a central rib. The vase is covered overall with a matte glaze of even yellowish olive-green color that also covers the base around the apocryphal Qianlong mark which is covered with a caramel-color glaze, and the foot is covered with a blackish-brown wash.
10¹⁄₄ in. (26.2 cm.) high

Arthur Rothwell, London, acquired in the early 20th century.
Lowell Collins Collection, Houston, Texas, 1985-1996.
William Morris Collection, Houston, Texas, 1996, and thence by descent to the present owner.

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