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3195 晵㬋㛅䒟☐⛐℞⼊⇞␴慱刚⑩栆ᶲ䘮橼䎦Ḯ晵㬋䘯ⷅ⿅⎌ᷳ
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A SMALL GUAN-TYPE GLAZED LOBED CUP 䴻攳⥳炻Ữ天⇘㶭晵㬋⸜攻炻ầ⬳攳䇯曺䒟䘬䅺忈ㇵ㒨ᶲ㕘
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YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) ⣏慷䘬䞼䘤ⶍἄ㚱卓⣏䘬倗专炻侴Ⓒ劙⯌㑭ầ䅺⎌ẋ慱刚炻
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The cup is delicately potted with deep lobed sides and indented 役䘬⒍䩗㕡䙫炻ⓖ㕤ΐ㔎喯⭴㭼炻1980⸜11㚰25㖍炻㉵⑩53
corners, rising from a flat countersunk base, covered overall with 嘇ˤ
an even bluish-grey glaze suffused with a wide network of black
crackles and a secondary network of pale-russet crackles. The foot
is unglazed revealing the dark purplish-brown body.
2 º in. (5.5 cm.) wide, box

HK$500,000-700,000 US$65,000-91,000

Yongzheng Emperor had a particular interest in the production of
imperial porcelain, and a major feature of the ceramics made for him
was a reflection of his interest in antiques. This manifested itself in
both the forms and glazes of the products of the imperial kilns. Glazes
made in imitation of Song dynasty Guan and Ge wares, but applied
to porcelain bodies, appeared at the Ming imperial kilns during both
the Xuande and Chenghua reigns, but in the Qing Yongzheng reign
the Song style crackled glazes reached new heights. A great deal of
research and development at the imperial kilns was undertaken under
the auspices of both Nian Xiyao and Tang Ying, at the behest of the
emperor. Tang Ying in particular was known for his skill in recreating
ancient glaze types - such as that seen on the current cup. Compare a
Ge cup of similar form from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold at
Sotheby's London, 16 December 1980, lot 293.

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