A tall Yixing vase 18th century

A tall Yixing vase 18th century, by Ge Mingxian, the shoulders applied with two elephant head handles, the whole covered in a speckled jun type glaze ranging from pale blue to deep purple, impressed Ge Mingxiang zhi mark to the base, 29cm. Provenance: from the collection of Peter and Susan Wain. Cf. K S Lo, The Stonewares of Yixing from the Ming Period to the Present Day, p.143 for a related example. Ge Mingxian is highly regarded as being the master craftsmen in Jun ware glazes.