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AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF PALE BLUISH-GREY GLAZED This very rare pair of jardinières, each finely decorated with a finely-crackled Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 268, no. 97. A further Yongzheng-
HEXAGONAL JARDINIÈRES ON INTEGRAL PORCELAIN STANDS lavender-toned glaze supported on an integral faux-wood base, illustrates marked famille rose heptagonal jardinière, with integral base glazed to imitate
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE the tradition of trompe l'oeil, using glazes and overglaze enamels to simulate wood, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 October 2002, lot 60.
AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) other materials on porcelain, which became popular in the Yongzheng and
Qianlong reigns. It is interesting to note that the metallic chestnut-brown glaze used on the
Each jardinière is of hexagonal form, with slightly flared walls and indented
integral bases of the present pair can also be found as the main glaze color
corners, covered with a pale lavender, crackled glaze, including the base where
Yongzheng-marked porcelain jardinières, glazed to simulate earlier Song- on other Yongzheng-marked wares. A Yongzheng-marked cong-form vase,
spur marks encircle the seal mark, all supported on an integral pierced base
dynasty wares of different shapes can be found, such as the low, rectangular- covered with similar brown glaze to that on the present integral bases, was
with ruyi-form feet and curved aprons, glazed a brownish-bronze to resemble
form jardinière with Ru-type glaze sold at Sotheby’s London, 13 May 2015, lot sold at Christie’s New York, 18 September 2014, lot 901. A similarly glazed,
a wood stand.
131. However, the present pair, with integral stands glazed to imitate wood, Yongzheng-marked censer is illustrated in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes
9Ω in. (24.2 cm.) wide (2) are particularly rare. A Yongzheng-marked jardinière of the same shape as the of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhuyuetang Collection, Art Museum, The
present pair, also with a lavender glaze but with the integrated stand covered Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005, p. 252, no. 172. (marks)
$300,000-500,000
in a powder-blue glaze, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2013,
lot 3002. A Yongzheng-marked alms bowl covered with a Ru-type glaze and
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PROVENANCE: supported on an integral stand glazed to imitate hardwood like the present
Private collection, Lloyd Harbor, Long Island, by the 1960s (by repute), and pair, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is another example of this rare type and 清雍正ǎ淺藍釉Ս方ј角帶褐釉座花盆ˏ對ǎՍ字篆書款
thence by descent. is illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong – Qing Porcelain form the Palace
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