Page 22 - Yamanaka co Auction catalog

24-LANG-YAO BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE (K'ang-hsi)
Globular body on a low foot,
with slender neck and small
trumpet-shape lip. Clear, vi-
brant white porcelain, coated
with a rich and brilliant glaze
of sang-de-bmuf, in places light
and fluent, again dense in the
hue of the congealed blood, while
on one side tones of the peach-
bloom and ashes-of-roses ap-
pear and in the interior of the
neck tints of the fraise ecrasee.
Under the foot a white glaze.
(Slight repair at the lip.) Has
stand.
Height, 5 inches.

25-WRITER'S PEACHBLOOM WATER
RECEPTACLE (K' ang-hsi)
Semi-globular, with broad bot-
tom, a short constricted neck
and lightly everted lip. Fine
No. 24
hard paste, covered with a
very brilliant peachbloom glaze perfect in surface, and in
color comprehending numerous tones of this highly prized
glaze, from the fresh pink flush to the varied gradations in
the ashes-of-roses category. Engraved in the paste, with
grea t delicacy and precision, under the glaze, are three
medallions of cloud scrolls. Mark, in brilliant blue under
the white glaze of the foot: Ta Ch'ing K' ang-hsi nien-chih.
Ebony stand.
Diameter, 5 inches.

26-GRASS-GREEN CRACKLED VASE (K' ang-hsi)
Oviform with high shoulder, and short neck marked by a
ring and channel. Lustrous glaze of fresh grass-green with
a fine fish-roe crackle, the glaze continuing underneath the
foot and within the neck. Has carved teakwood stand.
Height, 5% inches.