China, 18th-19th century. Well potted with a globular body supported on a short spreading foot and rising to a tall slender neck with a galleried rim, the neck and body finely modeled with four bowstring bands in imitation of bamboo, covered overall in a rich, finely crackled, turquoise glaze pooling and darkening in the recesses encircling each bowstring as well as the foot.

Provenance: London trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, minor rubbing to the foot.

Weight: 405.7 g
Dimensions: Height 19.2 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related turquoise-glazed bamboo neck bottle vase, also dated 18th-19th century, 32.3 cm high, in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1966.441.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 26n September 2023, lot 1365
Price: USD 5,080 or approx. EUR 4,600 converted at the time of writing
Description: A turquoise-glazed garlic-mouth vase, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related glaze and bowstring decoration along the body. Note the different form but similar size (24.1 cm).