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AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND In its distinctive form and decorative pattern painted with underglaze-red peaches borne on
COPPER-RED ‘PRUNUS’ BOTTLE rendered in underglaze red and blue, this vase leafy blue stems, illustrated ibid., pls 193 and 194.
VASE appears to be unique and no other example Known as the first prime minister of the Republic
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY seems to be recorded. The ‘prunus on crackled of China, Tang Shaoyi (1861-1938) also served
ice’ motif is symbolic of the passing of winter and
the globular body rising from a splayed foot to a coming of spring. This decorative design gained a number of diplomatic positions in Korea,
Tibet, Manchuria and the United States. During
cylindrical neck and lipped rim, decorated with much popularity during the Kangxi period, and his years of public service, he developed an
prunus blossoms in copper red against a ‘cracked continued to be used in the Qianlong reign when interest in Chinese porcelain which induced him
ice’ ground in underglaze blue it was applied on a variety of media, including to embark on a journey of collecting upon his
33.6 cm, 13¼ in. cloisonné, ceramics and enamelled metalwares. retirement until his death in 1938.
This subject matter is more commonly known
PROVENANCE in jar forms; see one from the Qing court 清十八世紀 青花釉裏紅冰梅紋賞瓶
collection, now preserved in the Palace Museum,
Collection of Tang Shaoyi, the first prime minister
of the Republic of China, and thence by descent, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of 來源：
by repute. Treasures in the Palace Museum. Blue and White 傳中華民國首任國務總理唐紹儀收藏，此後
Bonhams New York, 19th March 2018, lot 8084. Porcelain with Underglaze Red (III), Shanghai,
2000, pl. 40. Compare also two Yongzheng 家族傳承
HK$ 140,000-180,000 period pear-shaped vases in yuhuchunping form, 紐約邦瀚斯2018年3月19日，編號8084
US$ 17,900-23,000

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