A BLUE AND WHITE FLATTENED HU-FORM VASE 18th centuryPROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSA BLUE AND WHITE FLATTENED HU-FORM VASE18th centuryThe broad pear-shaped lower body supported on a spreading foot and gently tapering at the neck to a lipped rim, the neck set with two lug handles, the body, neck, and foot each with a wide band painted in soft tones of underglaze blue with a bold scrolling lotus motif, the design originally intended to be infilled with doucai enamels, the 'lotus' registers divided by four evenly spaced vertical flanges, a small section of the foot band painted with waves, a band of blue keyfret below the rim.10 1/2in (26.7cm) high十八世紀 青花纏枝蓮紋壺瓶Provenance:United Kingdom Private Collection, acquired in the 1980s, by reputeChristie's, London, 18 March 2015, lot 606