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900 A MAGNIFICENT LANGYAO 清康熙ǭ郎窯紅釉㈊音≡
BALUSTER VASE, GUANYIN ZUN
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The tall vase is of baluster form with high rounded shoulders
surmounted by a short neck and flared mouth, and is covered with 羅德島州
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a rich, translucent glaze of brilliant raspberry-red tone. The rim
and the interior are glazed white and the slightly recessed, flat base 藍理捷
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is covered with an oatmeal-colored glaze.
17Ω in. (44.5 cm.) high, gilt metal stand
$120,000-180,000
PROVENANCE:
Mr. and Mrs. John E. (1813-1904) Berwind, and by descent from
Edward Julius Berwind (1848-1936), Newport, Rhode Island.
Skinner’s Boston, 21 October 2006, lot 395.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4295.

The term langyao (lang ware), derives its name from Lang Tingji, The shape of the current vase, which is sometimes referred to as a
director of the official kilns at Jingdezhen between 1705-1712, ‘Guanyin vase’, is characteristic of lang wares. Compare two langyao
who is credited with the revival of monochrome glazes and vases of similar shape, one in the collection of the Palace Museum,
particularly copper-red glazes. The copper-red color is often Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
considered the most challenging to regulate during the firing Museum - 37- Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 18, no. 15,
process as exactly the right conditions are required within the and another in the collection of the National Palace Museum,
kiln to achieve the rich tones demonstrated by the present lot. Taipei, illustrated in Catalogue of A Special Exhibition of Ch’ing
Although copper-red was used successfully in the Ming dynasty, Dynasty Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
particularly in the Xuande period, the copper-red monochrome 1981, p. 35, no. 1. See, also, another example in the Yale University
glazes seen in the Qing dynasty became even more refined and Art Gallery, Illustrated by S. Lee in Selected Far Eastern Art in the
were of an exceptionally even and vibrant tone. The fine glaze Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1970, p. 175, no. 349.
and elegant form of the present vase exemplifies the skill of the

Chinese potters under Lang Tingji.

(base)

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