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A GE-TYPE CRACKLE-GLAZED BOWL The present vase is notable for its lustrous and rich tea-dust glaze
Qing Dynasty which was inspired by the patina characterising archaic bronzes.
Sturdily potted with deep curving walls rising from a short straight The distinctive glaze type, first occurring during the Tang dynasty
foot, the pale grey-green glaze displaying dark grey and golden- (618-907), was revived on Imperial wares of the 18th century during
brown crackles. 25cm (9 7/8in) diam. the Yongzheng and Qianlong reign. The finer tea-dust-glazed products
of this period were linked to Tang Ying (1682-1756), the illustrious
£2,500 - 3,500 supervisor at Jingdezhen. Entering the Imperial Household Department
CNY22,000 - 31,000 in Beijing at the age of 16, he had close control of the imperial kilns
until 1756. His ‘Commemorative Stele on Ceramic Production’
清 仿哥釉大盌 Taocheng jishi bei ji (陶成紀事碑記), compiled in 1735, treated 57
types of porcelain wares, including the ‘tea-dust’ wares, which are
Provenance: a European private collection mentioned among the 40 types of monochrome glazes as existing in
three variants: eel-skin yellow, snake-skin green, and speckled yellow.
來源：歐洲私人收藏 This type of glaze was achieved through the precipitation of yellow
31 crystals that stood out against the dark green background, producing
A LARGE TEADUST-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE the resulting chayemo (茶葉末) or ‘tea-leaf dust’ effect, which gave a
rather rich and velvety appearance to the glaze.
Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period
The compressed pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot and
tapering to a tall cylindrical neck, all covered with an evenly-mottled Compare with a closely related vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the
dark yellow-green glaze stopping at the foot, the base with the period, from the Meiyintang Collection, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese
impressed seal mark. 33cm (13in) high. Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2,
no.936; another example, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, in the
£40,000 - 60,000 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated by R.Kerr, Chinese
CNY350,000 - 530,000 Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986,
pl.25.
清乾隆 茶葉末釉荸薺瓶
「大清乾隆年製」篆書模款 Two teadust-glazed vases, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, of
similar shape to the present one, were sold at Sotheby’s New York,
Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 12 and 13 July 2006, lot 161 20 March 2018, lot 437 and Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 October 2017,
The Inder Rieden Collection lot 3665; a further example was sold at Christie’s New York, 17th
Bonhams London, 10 November 2011, lot 66 March 2017, lot 1245.

來源：倫敦蘇富比，2006年7月12日及13日，拍品編號161
Inder Rieden 收藏系列
倫敦邦瀚斯，2011年11月10日，拍品編號66
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