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A LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED BOWL, 清雍正 檸檬黄釉盌

MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG 《大清雍正年製》款
12 cm
來源：
PROVENANCE 加洲私人收藏
A Californian private collection.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000

The vibrant hue of the lemon-yellow glaze was a unique
innovation of the Yongzheng period, which was achieved
through the combination of antimoniate of iron and tin oxide.
As the yellow glaze was intimately associated with imperial
power, yellow-glazed wares had been reserved exclusively Mark
for ritual ceremonies- thus lemon-yellow vessels such as this
cup provided the court with an alternative for daily use.
See two similar bowls from the Zhuyuetang Collection,
illustrated in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes from the
Yuan to Qing Periods, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Art Museum, Hong Kong, 2005, cat nos 128 and 129. A
similar pair with three-column marks, formerly in the J.M.
Hu Collection and now preserved in the Shanghai Museum,
is illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes: The Zande
Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 18; where the
author notes, 'the use of yellow-glazed wares was highly
restricted in the Qing Court. Wares entirely glazed in yellow
were reserved for the emperor, the emperor’s dowager
and the empress. Senior concubines would use wares with
a yellow glaze on the outside and a transparent glaze on
the inside. Not only the glaze colour, but also the number
and types of vessels were under strict control as noted in
Guochao Gongshi. An archival record dated 1733 of the
Yongzheng reign, shows that yellow-glazed bowls and cups
were classified by three grades.' Compare also a similar
bowl included in the exhibition The World of Monochromes,
Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 189.

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