A blue and white faceted vase, Yuan dynasty元 青花花卉紋八棱玉壺春瓶of octagonal section, the pear-shaped body rising from a conforming foot to a columnar neck and an everted trumpet mouth, each facet painted with an upright petal lappet below a tall rectangular panel enclosing a blossoming floral sprig framed by foliate brackets at the corners, four pendent petal lappets encircling the constricted neck, upright plantain leaves at the rim, bands of classic scroll dividing each register of decorationHeight 25.3 cm, 9.9 in.品相: The glaze has been degraded, the foot was possibly polished, with 2 short firing cracks to the footrim. There are also some minor nicks to the rim.釉面無光，足部或經打磨，有兩條短窰沖至圈足。口沿有少許細小嗑痕。 "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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."我們很高興為您提供上述拍品狀況報告。由於敝公司非專業修復人員，在此敦促您向其他專業修復人員索取諮詢，以獲得更詳盡、專業之報告。 準買家應該檢查每款拍品以確認其狀況，蘇富比所作的任何陳述均為專業主觀看法而非事實陳述。準買家應參考有關該拍賣的重要通知（見圖錄）。 雖然本狀況報告或有針對某拍品之討論，但所有拍賣品均根據印於圖錄內之業務規則以拍賣時狀況出售。来源: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 20th January 2003.藍理捷，紐約，2003年1月20日来源3: Compare a very similar octagonal blue and white vase illustrated in Feng Xianming, `Yuan yiqian wo guo ciqi xiaoxing yazhou de kaocha [Research on the Export Trade in Chinese Porcelain in Asia during the Yuan dynasty or earlier]`, vol. 6, Wenwu/Cultural Relics, Beijing, 1981, p. 72, fig. 10; another vase, illustrated in Wang Qingzheng, Qinghua youlihong/Underglaze Blue & Red, Shanghai, 1987, pl. 8; and a third example, published in Margaret Medley, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, London, 1974, pl. 38B. See also an ewer and cover with similar decoration, excavated from Baoding, Hebei province in 1964, included in the exhibition Splendors in Smalt. Art of Yuan Blue-and-white Porcelain, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 2012, cat. no. 59.