A group of three sky blue glazed vases


Late Qing/Republic periodThe smallest of pear form with a flared rim and raised on a tall spreading foot, the pale blue wash thinning to white along the rim and continuing across the concave base bearing a six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue standard script, a colorless glaze applied everywhere except the foot pad; the second of slender baluster form similarly glazed to the first vase, the recessed base bearing a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue standard script, the colorless glaze also covering all surfaces except the foot pad; the largest of baluster form with a pale blue glaze wash applied to the exterior walls only beneath a colorless glaze applied everywhere except the foot pad. 9 1/2, 11 and 13 3/4in (24, 28 and 35cm) high