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A TEADUST-GLAZED VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase has a compressed body and cylindrical neck and is covered overall
with an opaque glaze of fnely mottled dark yellowish-green color that
continues into the interior and also covers the base. The foot is covered with
a dark wash.
13 in. (33 cm.) high

$80,000-120,000

PROVENANCE
Pauline (1882-1956) and Potter Palmer II (1875-1943) Collection, Chicago,
before 1937.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1937.
During the reigns of the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors there was
signifcant experimentation at the imperial kilns to increase the range
of fne monochrome wares. Subsequently, during the early- to mid-
18th century, the number of diferent monochrome glazes produced at
Jingdezhen expanded considerably. The aim was not only to produce
attractive colors, but also to achieve interesting textures.
Cha ye mo, or ‘teadust’ glaze, was used as early as the Tang dynasty on
ewers and small cups produced at the Yaozhou kilns. However, it was not
until the early 18th century, during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor,
that the glaze was used on a wide scale. Because of the matte texture
and subdued color of the teadust glaze, it was favored for use on ceramic
vessels whose shapes were based on bronze prototypes.
Teadust-glazed vases of this shape and size, also with Qianlong incised
seal marks, have been published by R. Kerr, Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of
the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, fg. 25; and by R. Krahl, Chinese
Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, no. 936. See,
also, the example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2009, lot 1909,
and the example sold at Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1245.
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