A PALE CELADON-GLAZED GU-FORM BEAKER VASE, KANGXI PERIOD China, 1662-1722. The trumpet-shaped neck and spreading foot are carved with leaf tips. The central section is neatly incised with two ribboned mirror symbols reserved against a leiwen ground, the straight rim with a diapered pattern. Covered overall in a bluish pale celadon glaze darkening in the recesses. The recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze blue six-character da Ming Xuande nianzhi within a double circle. Provenance: Old French private collection. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as dark spots and small glaze bubbles, a glaze flake and small chip to the foot, three small glaze chips to the lower edge of the central section, two minor frits to the rim (inspected under strong blue light). Weight: 814.2 g Dimensions: Height 21.8 cm The mirror (solid lozenge) is one of the babao or Eight Treasures of Chinese iconography. It symbolizes unbroken conjugal happiness and counteracts evil influences. Auction result comparison: Compare a related celadon-glazed gu-form vase, of considerably smaller size, with an apocryphal Chenghua mark, dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's New York in Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, on 24 September 2020, lot 828, sold for USD 4,375. Compare also a considerably larger celadon-glazed gu-form vase, with an apocryphal Xuande mark and dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 21 March 2014, lot 2169, sold for USD 7,500. 康熙青白花觚 中國，1662-1722年。觚口呈喇叭形，長頸，頸部和足部飾芭蕉紋。 中央部分山字紋地，開光内方勝紋。整體覆蓋著青白色釉。底足内凹青花雙圈青花 “大明宣德年制” 六字款。 來源：法國私人老收藏 品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，如黑斑和小釉泡，足部有一個小開片，中部下緣有三個小開片，邊緣有兩個小熔結塊（在強藍光下檢查）。 重量：814.2 克 尺寸：高21.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件青瓷花觚，尺寸較小，成化款, 康熙年代，紐約佳士得 Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II 2020年9月24日 lot 828, 售價USD 4,375. 另一件青瓷花觚，康熙朝宣德款，紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年3月21日 lot 2169, 售價USD 7,500.