Lot n° 206
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 9 750EUR
CHINA, Qianlong mark and period - Lot 206
CHINA, Qianlong mark and period
Rare three-lobed celadon porcelain vase of the Ru type
A double-gourd vase with a triple-lobed neck
formed by two successive bulges rising from a three-lobed
three-lobed foot. The lower part, globular and of generous proportions
of generous proportions, narrows to a slender waist before
flares out again into a slender upper bulb.
This extends into three distinct necks, each tapering towards the opening.
tapering towards the opening.
The entire piece is covered with a pale bluish celadon Ru glaze.
pale bluish celadon, with a vitreous surface and a fine
with a fine network of cracks imitating the celadons
of the Ru kilns, reputed to be the most precious of the
Northern Song (960-1127). These subtle surface effects
were particularly admired under Qianlong,
whose erudite passion for antiquity led him to commission
was reflected in the commissioning of ancient forms
technical mastery of his time.
The blackened, slightly bevelled heel is a detail
detail deliberately imitated from Song pieces: it is a brown-black
is a brown-black coating applied to the base, often for
for aesthetic reasons, but also to protect the edges of the
during firing.
The base bears an imperial Qianlong sigillary mark
in zhuanshu, applied in blue underglaze.
underglaze.
H. 20.5 cm
D. 12.5 cm
(Damage)
Provenance: Collection of General Paul Victor Jamin (1807-1868),
then by descent.
Comparison:
This vase is similar to one from the collection of Liang Dunyan
of Liang Dunyan (1857-1924), sold at Sotheby's London on 3
November 2021, lot 106, for 441,000 USD (incl. fees).
For a comparison held in public collections, see the collections
Palace Museum, Beijing (number 00160462-6/48), illustrated in
Geng Baochang, Ming Qing ciqi jianding, Hong Kong, 1993, pl.
446
Also in the Baur Collection, Geneva, illustrated in John
Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. II, Geneva,
1999, pl. A336
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