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Lot Essay
For a discussion of the Qing interest in classic ceramic wares of the past, particularly the crackled wares of Guan, Ge and Ru type, see the footnote to the preceding lot, 384.
The Guan-type glaze on the current dish is especially successful, reproducing the irregular crackle and slight translucency of the glaze to very good effect, even on the base of the dish. As can be seen with several Guan-ware dishes illustrated in the Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Sung Dynasty Kuan Ware, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1989, nos. 125-31, the shape is very faithful to the Song-dynasty originals, as is the dark stoneware body and cut of the foot.
The Guan-type glaze on the current dish is especially successful, reproducing the irregular crackle and slight translucency of the glaze to very good effect, even on the base of the dish. As can be seen with several Guan-ware dishes illustrated in the Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Sung Dynasty Kuan Ware, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1989, nos. 125-31, the shape is very faithful to the Song-dynasty originals, as is the dark stoneware body and cut of the foot.