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VASE EN PORCELAINE A GLACURE DE
TYPE GE, FANGHU
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING,
PREMIER QUART DU XVIIIEME SIECLE
De section rectangulaire, reprenant la forme des
vases archaïques Hu, le col est rehaussé de deux
anses tubulaires. Il est entièrement recouvert d’une
belle glaçure gris bleuté à craquelures grises et or.
Hauteur: 19 cm. (7Ω in.)
€20,000-30,000 $24,000-35,000
£18,000-27,000
PROVENANCE
Previously in the collection of Dr. Hugh Shire.
Previously in the collection of Desmond Gure.
The crackles on this vase are known as jinsi tiexian
(Gold thread and iron wire), and were deliberately
induced during the cooling process and later
highlighted by staining. The glaze and black
dressing are conscious imitations of Song Ge ware.
See Catalogue of the International Exhibition of
Chinese Art, 1935–6, no. 876, in the collection of Sir
Percival David. For related Yongzheng examples,
see Catalog of the Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi,
Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware from
the Ch’ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum,
no. 63; Lam, Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of
the Imperial Qing, The Huaihaitang Collection, no.
39, pp. 160–1; and Tie, The Complete Collection
of Porcelain of Jiangxi Province: Porcelain of the
Qing Dynasty (I), p. 113. Note also Catalogue of a
Special Exhibition of Ch’ing Dynasty Monochrome
Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, no. 80,
for a Guan-glazed example; and Xu, Treasures in
the Royalty: The Oficial Kiln Porcelain of the Qing
Dynasty, p. 205, for a rust-glazed version.
A GE-TYPE VASE, FANGHU
CHINA, QING DYNASTY,
FIRST QUARTER OF 18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀初 仿哥釉貫耳壺
來源：
Dr. Hugh Shire舊藏
Desmond Gure舊藏

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