A YELLOW GLASS BOWL, IMPERIAL, 1727-1800

A MUSTARD-YELLOW GLASS BOWL, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTY
China, 1727-1800. Translucent, virtually flawless and thick glass of intense, mustard color. The deep vessel is of flaring form with a slanted lip and supported by a massive, cylindric foot with a broad rim and slightly recessed base.

Provenance: From a private collection of old Chinese glass, by repute acquired before 1980. Thence by descent.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. A small loss to one of the feet of the hardwood base.

Weight: 497.5 g
Dimensions: Diameter 15.5 cm

Streaked by a few almost invisible veins and swirls to the base and exterior wall, and with several larger bubbles to the base, sealed with polished glass paste as part of the original manufacturing process. Extremely rare!

Yellow was generally reserved for Imperial use, although a variety of different yellow tones were produced at the Imperial glassworks throughout the Qing dynasty ranging from a relatively pale color to a richer egg-yolk color and to an ochre or mustard yellow, like the present bowl.

With a Qing dynasty hardwood base supported on five feet in the form of sinuous bifurcated dragon tails. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl at Christies London on November 5th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 260, for GBP £5,625, and a nearidentical bowl sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 27 September 2014, lot 133, for EUR €8,500.

芥末黃料碗，可能為御製，清代
中國，1727-1800。半透明、幾乎無瑕的厚實玻璃，濃鬱的芥末黃色。深碗呈喇叭形向外張開，並由巨大的圓柱狀腳支撐，邊緣寬大，底部略凹。

來源：中國料器老收藏，據説購於1980年前，保存至今。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵。硬木底座一足有小缺損。

重量：497.5 克
尺寸：直徑15.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似的碗2013年11月5日售于倫敦佳士得《中國陶瓷額工藝品》拍號260，成交價 GBP £5,625；另一件幾乎一模一樣的碗售于本藝廊2014年9月27日《中國藝術、佛教和印度教》拍號133，成交價 EUR €8,500。