CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED CONG-SHAPED VASE
pale gray/blue glaze, square-form on circular foot, each side molded in relief with the Eight Trigrams, 8.75"h; 4.25"sq.
bears a blue six-character Qing Dynasty Reign mark, Yongzheng
One corner of square base has small chip.
The Eight Trigrams (Bagua) are symbols of Taoist cosmology representing the fundamental principles of reality. One philosophical description of the source is the following, attributed to King Wen of Zhou Dynasty: "When the world began, there was heaven and earth. Heaven mated with the earth and gave birth to everything in the world. Heaven is Qian-gua, and the Earth is Kun-gua. The remaining six gua are their sons and daughters".
Estimate: $500 - $800
Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium

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