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A rare sang-de-boeuf bottle vase
Kangxi
The bulbous body tapering to a elegantly waisted
neck and ending in a flaring rim, the exterior covered
in various shades of red-glaze, the base clothed in
a dappled light red tone and gently softening to a
light cherry-red tone, the foot and neck drawn into
a mesh of bold crackle, thinning gradually into a
watery green colour, the base dappled with splashes
of celadon glaze and red spots.
36cm (14 1/8in) high

HK$100,000 - 150,000
US$13,000 - 19,000

清康熙 窯變紅釉長頸瓶

Provenance 來源:
C.T. Loo collection, succeeded by Frank Caro,
no.B27
Yamanaka & Co. Inc. Oriental Art, New York
Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 26 May 1944, lot 679,
sold by Order of the Alien Property Custodian of the
United States

Exhibited and Published 展覽和出版:
Exhibition of Chinese Arts, C.T. Loo & Co.,
New York, 1 November 1941 - 30 April 1942, no.862
Parke Bernet Galleries Inc., Liquidation of the Entire
Stock of The New York Store of Yamanaka & Co.
Inc. Oriental Art. Part One. Third Session,
26 May 1944, lot 679

The copper-red coloured glaze is often considered
one of the most difficult to fire, given that exact
kiln temperature conditions are needed in order
to achieve even rich red tones. Generally figured
in a reducing atmosphere, miscalculations in time
and technique often results in the copper glaze
turning grey or pale green. While the glaze on
the present lot is not even, with thinned areas on
the mouth rim and neck, it lends an unusual but

pleasing aesthetic which emphasizes the elegant
shape of the vase. The vase’s form is particularly
well proportioned, with the slightly flared neck
tapering down to the rounded body.

此瓶最早屬盧芹齋舊藏，於1941年11月1日至
1942年4月30日期間在其紐約畫廊展覽銷售，
編號862。後由其長年以來的生意搭檔Frank
Caro繼承並經手山中商會，又於1944年5月24
日於紐約Parke-Bernet畫廊進行的山中商會清
產拍賣中賣出，編號679，傳承有序，來源清
晰，值得收藏。

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