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A SUPERB AND RARE CELADON-GLAZED JAR The deceptive simplicity of this jar, from the minimalist form
MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG to the subtle translucent glaze, conceals the proficiency
involved in creating such a piece. Monochrome wares were
the finely potted spherical body supported on a short foot, the hardest to make and required the utmost precision in
elegantly rising to a gently tapering neck, covered overall in every stage of their production, as the slightest irregularity
a delicate sea-foam green glaze, the base inscribed with an would result in the rejection and destruction of the piece. The
underglaze blue six-character reign mark within a double circle elegant and subtle glaze on this piece was created in imitation
13 cm, 5⅛ in. of Longquan celadon of the Song period, and is given a fresh
modern aesthetic through the charming and unusual globular
PROVENANCE form. Celadon glazes with delicate, almost watery tones were
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27th April 2003, lot 162. made already in the early Ming dynasty, and were achieved by
Christie’s New York, 29th March 2006, lot 455. lessening the amount of iron typically found in Song dynasty
Longquan celadons. The glaze was further modified during the
Yongzheng period to include a wider variety of tones.
HK$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
US$ 194,000-258,000 A closely related jar in the Meiyintang collection, is illustrated
in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection,
vol. 2, London, 1994, pl. 857; another was sold twice in these
清雍正 粉青釉小口罐 rooms, 15th May 1990, lot 83, and 25th April 2004, lot 267; a

third from the collection of W.W. Winkworth, was sold in our
《大清雍正年製》款 London rooms, 13th February 1973, lot 183; and a further jar
from the collection of Edward Schortman, was sold in our New
來源： York rooms, 3rd June 1987, lot 261, and at Christie’s New York,
香港蘇富比2003年4月27日，編號162 24th March 2004, lot 239. Compare also a Yongzheng mark
紐約佳士得2006年3月29日，編號455 and period jar of slightly more elongated form, from the T.Y.
Chao collection, included in the exhibition Ch’ing Porcelain
from the Wah Kwong Collection, Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 13, and sold in these
rooms, 19th May 1987, lot 284, and in our New York rooms,
24th March 1998, lot 666; and another with cover from the
J.M. Hu collection, included in the exhibition Qing Imperial
Monochromes. The Zandelou Collection, Shanghai Museum,
Shanghai, 2005, cat. no. 15, and sold in these rooms, 9th
October 2012, lot 110.
This form is also known painted in underglaze blue, such as a
jar with cover painted with a flower scroll in the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum’s Special Exhibition of
K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the
Ch’ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986,
cat. no. 29; another lacking the cover, sold in these rooms,
20th May 1986, lot 67; and a third painted with sprays of fruits
and flowers, from the R.F.A. Riesco collection, illustrated in Sir
Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1973, pl. 75;
and sold in our London rooms, 11th December 1984, lot 406.

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