香港佳士得1996年11月4日，編號889

This rare vase is impressive for its large yet elegant form, the sharp edges of which provide an attractive contrast with the curls of the kui-phoenix handles. Only one vase of this type is known, but cast in gilt-bronze and with a four-character mark reading Yutang qingwen ('For the pure pleasure of the jade hall'), was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1st May 2000, lot 794, and again, 1st June 2011, lot 3953. Compare also a hexagonal cloisonné enamel vase flanked with qilin handles, sold at Christie’s Amsterdam, 28th April 1983, lot 394. As with many Yongzheng and Qianlong period wares, this vessel is a modern interpretation of an archaic bronze hu form.