A BLANC-DE-CHINE 'SLEEVE' VASE Kangxi The tall slender body of slightly tapered cylindrical form, rising from an oval foot to a short waisted neck and everted rim, applied with two lion-mask handles, covered overall with an unctuous creamy-white glaze. 29.4cm (11 5/8in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清康熙 德化白瓷鋪首筒瓶 For a related example see J.H.Seto, Handbook of the Oriental Collection: Birmingham Museum of Art, London, 1988, no.30; see also another blanc-de-Chine vase, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Dehua Wares Collected by the Palace Museum I, Beijing, 2016, no.81; and another similar blanc-de-Chine vase, mid 17th century, is illustrated by R.Kerr and J.Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain From Dehua, London, 2002, no.69. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com