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A BROWN-GLAZED VASE This type of glaze inspired by the patina of ancient bronzes was an example
YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE of the Yongzheng emperor’s fascination with imitating the archaic. A
PERIOD (1723-1795) cong-style vase decorated with the Eight Trigrams covered with a similar
The vase is modelled with a faring foot and pear-shaped body rising to a brown glaze, but with the Yongzheng seal mark in black enamel, was sold
slightly waisted neck and faring rim. The vessel is covered overall with an at Christie’s New York, 18-19 March 2014, lot 901. See also a censer covered
iridescent reddish-brown glaze transitioning to a cofee-brown glaze at the rim in an ‘archaic bronze’ glaze published in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes
in imitation of a bronze patina, the base is covered with a brown glaze. of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhuyuetang Collection, Art Museum, The
8¡ in. (21.2 cm.) high
Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005, p. 252, no. 172. A similarly glazed
£20,000-30,000 $27,000-39,000 jardinière stand is held in the collection of the National Museum of China,
€23,000-33,000 and illustrated in Zhongguo guojia bowuguan guancang yanjiu congshu - ciqi
juan, Qing dai, Shanghai, 2007, p. 101, no. 65.

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