YONGZHENG (1723-35)

细节

A RARE IMPERIAL DOUCAI GU-SHAPED VASE
Yongzheng (1723-35)
The central knop painted and enamelled with two striding five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and flames divided by vertical flanges, the broad flaring neck with peonies issuing from rockwork, the base with clouds, underglaze-blue Chenghua six-character mark within a double circle within the base
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high

注意事项

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拍场告示

Please note that the vase has two minor chips on one of the flanges.

拍品专文

The inside of the base bears an Imperial inventory label, inscribed Yu Yiqian Qibai Ershisan Hou, 'Imperial No. 1723'.

Compare the style and colour of the enamelling with the archaistic zun-shaped doucai vase illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, from the Palace Museum Collection, p. 199, col. pl. 28. Significantly this Imperial vase also bears a Chenghua nianhao rather than a contemporary reign mark. After selecting doucai enamels for the decoration of an ancient bronze shape, the emphasis on archaism sought after is then further endorsed by the Chenghua mark.