Page 134 - Wolly & Wallace, July 1, 2020 Chinese Works of Art UK

158
† A CHINESE IMPERIAL FLAMBE GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95
The elegant pear-shaped body surmounted by a tall slender neck and raised
on a short circular foot, all covered with a vivid lavender-blue glaze with large
splashes of deep magenta, the base glazed brown and finely incised with the
reign mark, 34.5cm.
£50,000-70,000
Provenance: formerly a South American private collection.
Cf. Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th April 2011, lot 3027 for a related Qianlong vase.
It is believed that flambé glazes were an eighteenth century attempt to recreate
Song dynasty Jun wares. Whilst it has been suggested that flambé glazes were
first achieved, albeit possibly accidentally, in the late Kangxi period (1662-1722),
pieces decorated with this distinctive abstract glaze were first commissioned by
the Yongzheng Emperor (r.1723-35) and remained popular during the reign of
the Qianlong Emperor. The two emperors’ fondness for such pieces reflects their
admiration and reverence for classical Jun pieces of the Song. See R Kerr, Chinese
Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, pp.75 and 78 for a more
detailed discussion on this glaze.
清乾隆 窑变釉胆瓶
《大清乾隆年製》篆书款
来源：南美洲私人旧藏。

132 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices