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Kangxi Porcelain – A Private Collection
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 108

A RARE COPPE R-RED - GLAZED 'LANGYAO' MALLET VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PE RIOD
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

A RARE COPPER-RED-GLAZED 'LANGYAO' MALLET VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
清康熙 郎窰紅釉獸耳大搖鈴尊

the high domed body flaring slightly towards the base, the tall columnar neck rising to a gently everted cup-shaped mouth and
flanked by a pair of white biscuit dragon-head loop handles, covered overall in a translucent crimson-red glaze suffused with subtle
crackle, draining to white at the rim, pooling to a burgundy color and stopping unevenly just above the recessed white-glazed base,
wood stand (2)

Height 17⅞ in., 45.4 cm

Catalogue Note
The vibrant translucent red ‘Langyao’ glaze derives its name from the famed supervisor of the imperial kilns Lang Tingji (1662-
1715) who is credited with reviving copper-red glazes. Under his skilled direction the imperial potters succeeded in perfecting a
range of red glazes; an accomplishment not achieved since the early Ming dynasty. The form of the present vase, inspired by Song
dynasty prototypes that normally features straight sides, is attractively curved, providing a sense of elegant movement and
delicacy that belie its large size and vibrancy. A similar curvaceous mallet vase was produced in the imperial kilns but of smaller
dimension and with copper-red medallion decoration, termed yaoling zun after the hand bell used by peddlers; for an example of
this type, see the vase from the J.M. Hu Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 23rd October 2005, lot 351. See also a related
Kangxi period copper-red glazed mallet vase of more traditional form sold in our Paris rooms, 18th December 2012, lot 199.

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