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CHINESE CERAMICS: A PRIVATE COLLECTION CHINESE CERAMICS: A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A COPPER-RED-GLAZED ‘LANGYAO’ VASE A RARE RELIEF-DECORATED FAMILLE-VERTE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD ‘HUNDRED ANTIQUES’ VASE
Height 15 in., 38 cm QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Height 17⅞ in., 45.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 29th November 1990, lot 203. PROVENANCE
The term ‘langyao’ is derived from Lang Tingji, governor of Marchant, London.
Jiangxi province and supervisor of the Imperial kilns from The Kangxi period is recognized as a time of tremendous
1705 to 1712, who was known for reviving copper-red glazes. technical and aesthetic innovation in the arts. The potters of
The shape of this vase is a classic form of langyao ware. Jingdezhen readily responded to the artistic demands of the
Several similar examples can be found in museums and imperial household and new markets at home and abroad.
private collections. See a taller vase of this type in the It is typical of the period that a familiar, respected technique
collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated such as applique would be revisited and refined to an
in the Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Ch’ing Dynasty unprecedented degree. Previously, thick potting was required
Monochrome Porcelains in the National Palace Museum, to provide a stable support for the applied decoration and
Taipei, 1981, cat. no. 1. Another example with a metal the appliques themselves were prone to crack and shrink
mouthrim in the collection of the Nanjing Museum, was away from the body when cooling. The present vase evinces
exhibited and published in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the mastery over these technical challenges. The applied
Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Nanjing and Hong decoration, each element finely detailed and enameled,
Kong, 1995, cat. no. 1. A third example of this type was in adheres superbly to the body, and is further enhanced by the
the exhibition Chinese Porcelain, The S. C. Ko Tianminlou painted decoration.
Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 121. See also a similar vase A similar vase, but of rouleau form, is in the Palace Museum,
from the collection of Gerson and Judith Leiber, sold in these Beijing and illustrated in The Complete Collection of
339 rooms, 20th March 2018, lot 438. Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome
and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong 1999, pl. 143. See also a
$ 12,000-15,000 pear-shaped vase with figural relief-decoration from the Jie
Rui Tang Collection, sold in these rooms, 20th March 2018,
lot 329.
清康熙 郎窰紅釉觀音尊
$ 15,000-20,000
來源
紐約佳士得1990年11月29日，編號203
清康熙 五彩浮雕博古圖瓶

來源
馬錢特，倫敦

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A COPPER-RED-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Height 20½ in., 52 cm
$ 6,000-8,000

清康熙 紅釉長頸瓶

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