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Lot Essay
The inscription composed by the emperor Qianlong, which appears on other wall vases, may be translated:
Guan wares and those of Ruzhou are famous classes
[of ceramics],
Yet the shapes of the new wares are even more admirable.
This hanging vase inspires the traveler both to sing,
And to gather flowers by the wayside.
A sedan chair is indeed a suitable place for it to be hung,
As over its side wild flowers incline so approprately.
The red dust [of mortal world] is barred from entrance,
But fragrance can penetrate the gauze of the window blind.
It is rare to find a moulded ground on a wall vase of this distinctive type and with a four-character sealmark. Compare the examples illustrated in For the Imperial Court, Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Singapore, 1997, p. 52, no. 3 and in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol. II, p. 159, pl. 116.
A small incense burner with a moulded and robin's egg ground is illustrated in the Special Exhibition of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Porcelain, Taipei, 1986, Catalogue, p. 172, no. 145.
Guan wares and those of Ruzhou are famous classes
[of ceramics],
Yet the shapes of the new wares are even more admirable.
This hanging vase inspires the traveler both to sing,
And to gather flowers by the wayside.
A sedan chair is indeed a suitable place for it to be hung,
As over its side wild flowers incline so approprately.
The red dust [of mortal world] is barred from entrance,
But fragrance can penetrate the gauze of the window blind.
It is rare to find a moulded ground on a wall vase of this distinctive type and with a four-character sealmark. Compare the examples illustrated in For the Imperial Court, Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Singapore, 1997, p. 52, no. 3 and in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol. II, p. 159, pl. 116.
A small incense burner with a moulded and robin's egg ground is illustrated in the Special Exhibition of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Porcelain, Taipei, 1986, Catalogue, p. 172, no. 145.