A teadust-glazed pear-shaped vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 茶葉末釉長頸瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
A teadust-glazed pear-shaped vase
Seal mark and period of Qianlong
清乾隆 茶葉末釉長頸瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
the base incised with a six-character seal mark
Height 9¼ in., 23.6 cm
Condition Report:
There is a faint hairline to the mouth, measuring 1.3 cm, barley visible, and three shallow minute nicks to the foot rim, otherwise in good condition.
口沿見一極微細短沖，长1.3 公分，幾不可見。足部見三處極微細淺磕。除此外，整體品相良好。
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Catalogue Note:
This vase is especially attractive for its lustrous 'teadust' glaze. This type of glaze was an early 18th century innovation, probably introduced in the last years of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, which became particularly popular during the Qianlong period. The glaze is a high-fired crystalline one, with numerous iron and magnesium crystalline particles that have reacted with silicate acid suspended on the glaze surface. The precipitation of the yellow crystal against a dark green background produced what is known as chayemo or 'tea-leaf dust' glaze effect. Perfectly fired vessels in this glaze, such as the present vase, have many small stipples that make the glaze appear particularly rich and velvety to the touch.
The shape, known as danping, 'gall bladder vase', is rarely found applied with a teadust glaze, however a small number of similar Qianlong period examples is known. Compare one sold at Christie's London, 23rd October 1967, lot 60; and another at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2005, lot 1492. The form is also found applied with a rich aubergine glaze, such as one of the same size and proportions as the present example, but inscribed with the Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, in the Baur Collection, included in the exhibition A Millennium of Monochromes from the Great Tang to the High Qing. The Baur and the Zhuyuetang Collections, Geneva, 2019, cat. no. 111, and another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20th May 1987, lot 509.
此膽瓶施以茶葉末釉，釉質濃潤、色澤亮麗，是為臻品。茶葉末釉應創於雍正末年，至乾隆年間備受追捧，大為盛行。茶葉末釉為高溫燒製的結晶釉的一種，釉中大量鐵及鎂晶體與硅酸產生化學反應，懸浮在釉面之上。黃結晶遍佈濃綠地，謂之茶葉末。燒成佳品如此瓶可見緻密晶點，釉色古樸沉穩，光潤柔淨。
此器形亦可稱作「膽瓶」，施茶葉末釉之膽瓶極為罕有，目前已知乾隆時期的近例僅數例。一例可見1967年10月23日售於倫敦佳士得，編號60；另一例可見2005年5月30日售於香港佳士得，編號1492。此器形亦有施以茄皮紫釉之例，與本品大小比例相同，但底部以青花書乾隆年款，如一例為鮑氏收藏，曾展於《千載霓霞：鮑氏東方藝術館及竹月堂藏唐至清一道釉》，日內瓦，2019年，編號111；另一例在1987年5月20日售於香港蘇富比，編號509。
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, 8th May 1980, lot 228.
Robert Chang, Hong Kong.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1987, lot 510.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York.
紐約蘇富比1980年5月8日，編號228
張宗憲，香港
香港蘇富比1987年5月20日，編號510
藍理捷，紐約
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A teadust-glazed pear-shaped vase
Seal mark and period of Qianlong
清乾隆 茶葉末釉長頸瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
the base incised with a six-character seal mark
Height 9¼ in., 23.6 cm
Condition Report:
There is a faint hairline to the mouth, measuring 1.3 cm, barley visible, and three shallow minute nicks to the foot rim, otherwise in good condition.
口沿見一極微細短沖，长1.3 公分，幾不可見。足部見三處極微細淺磕。除此外，整體品相良好。
For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact serina.wei@sothebys.com
Catalogue Note:
This vase is especially attractive for its lustrous 'teadust' glaze. This type of glaze was an early 18th century innovation, probably introduced in the last years of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, which became particularly popular during the Qianlong period. The glaze is a high-fired crystalline one, with numerous iron and magnesium crystalline particles that have reacted with silicate acid suspended on the glaze surface. The precipitation of the yellow crystal against a dark green background produced what is known as chayemo or 'tea-leaf dust' glaze effect. Perfectly fired vessels in this glaze, such as the present vase, have many small stipples that make the glaze appear particularly rich and velvety to the touch.
The shape, known as danping, 'gall bladder vase', is rarely found applied with a teadust glaze, however a small number of similar Qianlong period examples is known. Compare one sold at Christie's London, 23rd October 1967, lot 60; and another at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2005, lot 1492. The form is also found applied with a rich aubergine glaze, such as one of the same size and proportions as the present example, but inscribed with the Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, in the Baur Collection, included in the exhibition A Millennium of Monochromes from the Great Tang to the High Qing. The Baur and the Zhuyuetang Collections, Geneva, 2019, cat. no. 111, and another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20th May 1987, lot 509.
此膽瓶施以茶葉末釉，釉質濃潤、色澤亮麗，是為臻品。茶葉末釉應創於雍正末年，至乾隆年間備受追捧，大為盛行。茶葉末釉為高溫燒製的結晶釉的一種，釉中大量鐵及鎂晶體與硅酸產生化學反應，懸浮在釉面之上。黃結晶遍佈濃綠地，謂之茶葉末。燒成佳品如此瓶可見緻密晶點，釉色古樸沉穩，光潤柔淨。
此器形亦可稱作「膽瓶」，施茶葉末釉之膽瓶極為罕有，目前已知乾隆時期的近例僅數例。一例可見1967年10月23日售於倫敦佳士得，編號60；另一例可見2005年5月30日售於香港佳士得，編號1492。此器形亦有施以茄皮紫釉之例，與本品大小比例相同，但底部以青花書乾隆年款，如一例為鮑氏收藏，曾展於《千載霓霞：鮑氏東方藝術館及竹月堂藏唐至清一道釉》，日內瓦，2019年，編號111；另一例在1987年5月20日售於香港蘇富比，編號509。
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, 8th May 1980, lot 228.
Robert Chang, Hong Kong.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1987, lot 510.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York.
紐約蘇富比1980年5月8日，編號228
張宗憲，香港
香港蘇富比1987年5月20日，編號510
藍理捷，紐約
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