PROVENANCE: From Private collections of Mr. Peter Lyon (1938-2016), After graduation in 1959 he joined the military and was trained as a fighter pilot for the Marine corp. Retiring from the military his next career was as a commercial pilot for Pan American and United Airlines flying 747 aircraft in the pacific and orient. During his layovers he searched for fine porcelains which he proudly added to his private collection. A portion of his collection is being sold at auction to benefit his charitable interests. Dimensions: 8-1/8" H x 7-1/8" Dia. Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Yongzheng vase vase. The porcelain potted in vase, thick and compact, globular oval lower body, tapered gracefully toward straight short cylindrical neck, with slight flaring mouth rim, with numerous ring on the upper, shoulder and mid belly, raised on a short small round foot base with slight concave. Decorated in Douqing hand painting, all reserved in pale-turquoise- pale green celadon under glazed ground, the green glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human pale white skin. With purple fine color spray on body. The immaculate porcelain body covered with a characteristic silky glaze, amazing crackling effect throughout the under glaze which produces fantastic a smooth textured surface. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen as the light ricochets across the finely glazed exterior. Mark on under base, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, YongZheng Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. See More