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A RARE MOLDED CELADON-GLAZED ‘RUYI’ 清雍正 粉青釉如意紋盌
BOWL, MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG 《大清雍正年製》款
the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within
a double circle
Diameter 9 ⅜ in., 23.8 cm 來源：
Herman A. E. (1951年逝) 及 Paul C. (1951年逝)
PROVENANCE Jaehne 收藏
Collection of Herman A. E. (d.1951) and Paul C. (d.1951) Jaehne. 1941年贈予紐瓦克博物館，紐瓦克 (館藏編號
Gifted to The Newark Museum, Newark, in 1941 41.2036)
(accession no. 41.2036).
Remarkable for its fine potting, impeccable tactile glaze and
elegant molded decoration, the present bowl epitomizes the
delicacy and precision of monochrome porcelains achieved
by the imperial kilns during the Yongzheng period.
Continuing from the innovations during the Kangxi reign,
the potters at Jingdezhen under the Yongzheng Emperor
further improved the celadon glazes inspired by earlier
Longquan wares. By lowering the iron content in these
glazes, a range of more sophisticated and finely textured
celadon glazes became available. These were then applied
to fine white porcelains made in Jingdezhen, resulting in
a more translucent, almost watery representation of the
glaze. Evident in the present bowl, the intricacy of the glaze
is further enhanced by the molded or carved decorations in
relief, where subtle variations in tonal texture are created as
the glaze pools in the recessed areas.
A closely related bowl is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
included in The Charles B. Hoyt Collection, Boston, 1952,
cat. no. 440; another was sold in our Hong Kong rooms,
20th May 1981, lot 819, where its companion piece was also
offered, lot 820. More recently, one previously in the Hall
Family Collection, illustrated in Sotheby’s Hong Kong Twenty
Years, Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 314, was sold in our Hong Kong
rooms, 8th October 2013, lot 3125.
$ 20,000-30,000

46 SOTHEBY’S COMPLETE CATALOGUING AVAILABLE AT SOTHEBYS.COM/N11410 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE NEWARK MUSEUM ACQUISITION ENDOWMENT 47