A LANGYAO VASE, PIPA ZUN

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A LANGYAO VASE, PIPA ZUN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is covered in a streaked, crackled glaze of rich, crushed-strawberry tone thinning to a pale celadon color at the rim, the base and interior of the neck are also covered with a transparent crackled glaze of pale celadon tone.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The term langyao derives its name from Lang Tingji, director of the official kilns at Jingdezhen between 1705-1712, who is credited with the revival of monochrome glazes and particularly copper-red glazes. Compare, the slightly larger (36.6 cm. high) langyao pear-shaped vase dated to the Kangxi period in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty at the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1994, p. 118, pl. 81.

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