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Lot Essay
The beauty of Song dynasty glazes was greatly admired by the emperors of the Qing dynasty. The crackled celadon glaze seen on the present vase is an interpretation of the Ru ware, one of the most sought-after wares of the Song dynasty. According to Qing court archives, on the 1st day of the 9th month of Qianlong 16th year (1751), “seven Ru octagonal vases were presented to the Emperor, who then ordered nanmu stands to match them.”.
One example of the Southern Song dynasty guan vase of very similar form as the current lot, is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection number: guci 017701.
Compare to a Qianlong vase of very similar form and glaze from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Catalog of the Special Exhibition of K’ang-Hsi, Yung-Cheng and Ch’ien-Lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch’ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, cat. no. 102; one from the Avery Brundage Collection, now in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, collection number: B60P2321; a pair from J. M. Hu Collection, now in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes – the Zande Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no.29.
One example of the Southern Song dynasty guan vase of very similar form as the current lot, is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection number: guci 017701.
Compare to a Qianlong vase of very similar form and glaze from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Catalog of the Special Exhibition of K’ang-Hsi, Yung-Cheng and Ch’ien-Lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch’ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, cat. no. 102; one from the Avery Brundage Collection, now in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, collection number: B60P2321; a pair from J. M. Hu Collection, now in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes – the Zande Lou Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no.29.