拍品 1987
  • 1987

A GE-TYPE VASE, HU SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

估價
1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD
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描述

of archaistic hu form, the ovoid body supported on a pronounced foot, decorated with two double-raised fillets, gently tapering to a waisted flared neck, flanked by a pair of animal mask and mock-ring handles at the shoulder, applied overall with a soft creamy grey glaze suffused with a matrix of dark and golden crackles stopping, the base similarly glazed and inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue, stand

來源

Christie's Hong Kong, 27th October 2003, lot 706.

Condition

One side of the body is sparsely speckled with iron spots. The overall condition is otherwise very good.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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拍品資料及來源

In its glazing this vase was made to imitate one of the celebrated wares of the Song dynasty, 'Ge' ware, while its form derives from archaic bronze prototypes. The combination of a precious glaze and ancient form suggests a deep appreciation and respect for the past, together with the want for its preservation.

It is rare to find Yongzheng vases of this type, although a vase of the same size and form, but covered with a teadust glaze, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, in included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, vol. I, Tokyo, 1980, pl. 152. For a Qianlong example with a Guan-type glaze, see one sold in our London rooms, 1st/2nd April 1974, lot 254.

For the inspiration of the form of this vase, see the hu excavated from a Western Han tomb date before 179BC at Qianping, Yichang, Hubei province, illustrated in Kaogu xuebao, 1976, no. 2, p. 124, fig. 12.