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A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED BOWL The copper-red pigment is often considered the most challenging to regulate
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE during the fring process as exactly the right conditions are required within
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) the kiln to achieve the rich raspberry tones. Copper-red glazes on porcelain
The elegant bowl is potted with a slightly faring rim and is raised on a short wares were perfected in China during the Yongle reign (1403-1424) and
foot. The exterior is covered with a mottled glaze of a soft red tone, thinning to were used as imperial ritual vessels, associated with the altar of the sun.
a mushroom colour at the rim. Copper-red glazes were less common in the late Ming dynasty but saw a
5º in. (13.4 cm.) diam. revival in the Qing dynasty from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) onwards.
£30,000-50,000 $43,000-70,000 The peachbloom glaze was developed during the late Kangxi period and
€35,000-57,000 mostly appears on small items made as scholars objects. There are very
few examples of peachbloom-glazed Yongzheng porcelain. The peachbloom
glaze consists of three layers: a layer of clear glaze on the biscuit body; a
PROVENANCE
Professor E. T. Hall (1924-2001), no. 2 layer of coloured glaze which was blown on; and a fnal layer of clear glaze.
Christie’s London, 7 June 2004, lot 91
The Inder Rieden Collection of Fine Chinese Porcelain, Bonhams, London 10 清雍正 豇豆紅釉碗 雙圈六字楷書款
November 2011, Lot 60.
來源:
英國E. T. Hall 教授舊藏 (1924-2001), 編號2
倫敦佳士得2004年6月7日拍賣, 拍品91號
Inder Rieden舊藏, 倫敦邦瀚斯2011年11月10日拍賣,拍品
60號

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