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152 * 152

A BLUE-GLAZED SAUCER-DISH
Kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Covered all over in a rich midnight-blue leaving the
extremities with a thinner layer of glaze, the base
with a six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue
within double circles.
15.6cm (6 1/8in) diam.

£10,000 - 12,000
CNY86,000 - 100,000

清康熙 霽藍釉敞口盤
青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款

The Kangxi emperor successfully re-established the
Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen around 1680 after a
long period of civil strife in China. The porcelain kilns
were originally destroyed in 1675 but were quickly
restored. Much porcelain manufactured during this
period is decorated with a clear and transparent
underglaze-blue, where cobalt was subtly applied
in varying degrees of saturation to create depth and
volume.

Compare with a similar but larger example of a blue-
glazed dish, Kangxi six-character mark and period,
in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the
Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese
Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.112.

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A ‘SACRIFICIAL BLUE’-GLAZED BOWL
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Elegantly potted with deep rounded sides rising from
a short slightly tapering foot to a flared mouth rim,
covered inside and out with an attractive deep blue
glaze thinning at the mouth and foot rims.
17.5cm (6 7/8in) diam.

£12,000 - 15,000
CNY100,000 - 130,000

清乾隆 霽藍釉撇口盌 153
青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款

Provenance:
Sotheby’s London, 9 November 2011, lot 119

來源：
2011年11月9日於倫敦蘇富比拍賣，拍品119號

‘Sacrificial blue’-glazed ritual vessels were intended
for use on the Imperial altar at the Temple of
Heaven. According to the ‘Court Regulations for
Ceremonial Paraphernalia’, edited in 1766, blue-
glazed wares such as the present lot were used for
the performance of the Winter Solstice sacrifice to
Heaven in 1748.

Compare with a pair of smaller bowls, each with
a blue glaze similar to the present bowl, Qianlong
mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie’s
Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3536.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.