each with the compressed globular body rising from a slightly splayed foot, sweeping to a columnar neck encircled by a raised filet and gently flaring at the rim, the body freely painted with sprays of flowers and butterflies in underglaze blue, all under a translucent blue glaze, the interior and base glazed white (2)

Marchant, London, November 2004.

Karen Thomson, ed., The Blema and H. Arnold Steinberg Collection, Montreal, 2015, pls 163-164.

One vase with a hairline crack measuring apprx. 0.5 cm at the rim and a small flaked firing tear at the footring. The other vase is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Compare a related vase sold in these rooms, 20th March 2019, lot 763, with a slightly more globular body and decorated with chilong.