27.5 cm. （10 7/8 in.） high

Supported on a sturdy short splayed circular foot， the robustly-potted cubic-shaped body rising gently to a wide circular rim， the four corners on the shoulder issuing further four shorter and smaller spouts， superbly-fired to achieve an overall attractive and unctuous bluish-green glaze with a network of fine crackles， the base with a six-character zhuanshu Imperial reign mark in underglaze blue._x000D_
The present lot is exceedingly rare in its form and appears to have very limited related examples published. Whilst a profusion of new shapes for porcelain vases was already developed in the Yongzheng period， however the variations multiplied and are seemingly endless during the Qianlong period._x000D_
A tour-de-force of craftsmanship， it is an exceptional example of the technical zenith achieved by the potters working at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen during the Qianlong period， evident in the highly unusual five-spout form of the current lot produced during this period， achieved only by balancing the imposing weight of the piece. The piece is made even rarer by the application of the Imperial Ru glaze inspired from the Northern Song dynasty， exhibiting a bluish tinge and fine craquelure in imitation of the original prototypes， achieved only by stabilizing the kiln temperature and firing conditions. As with other related porcelain vases with this glaze， they are often minimally decorated to focus the viewers’ attention on the exquisite unctuous glaze and the wild series of naturalistic glaze cracks._x000D_
Compare similar Qianlong Ru-type vases sold at auction： see an archaistic Qianlong Ru-type vase， gu， formerly in the J.M. Hu collection （Zande Lou collection） and exhibited at the Shanghai Museum， subsequently sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong， Imperial Qing Monochromes from the J.M. Hu Collection， 29 November 2017， lot 2854. See also another Qianlong Ru-type vase， fanghu， from a Japanese private collection in Kyoto which was acquired from Inouye Ryukodo， Osaka， in the 1930s， subsequently sold at Christie’s Hong Kong， 27 May 2008， lot 1805 and again in these rooms， 31 May 2017， lot 3203.

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
USD: 191,100 - 254,800

Auction Result:
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