A CLAIRE DE LUNE GLAZED ROULEAU VASE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

A CLAIRE DE LUNE GLAZED ROULEAU VASE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀天藍釉棒槌瓶
Expert's note
: The soft and gentle clair-de-lune-glazed wares were highly prized in the Qing dynasty and the color was strictly reserved for imperial porcelain. The glaze was first developed in the Xuande (1426-1435) period, as evidenced by the excavated Xuande-marked stem bowl illustrated by S. Liang, Yuan's and Ming's Imperial Porcelains Unearthed from Jingdezhen, Beijing, 1999, page 256, no. 257. However, the glaze did not gain prominence until the Kangxi period, when it was used mostly for scholar's objects.
China. The cylindrical body rising from a short straight foot to a tubular neck with a galleried rim, the neck encircled by a distinct bow string. The exterior covered overall in a smooth and remarkably even pale blue glaze, the everted rim and interior glazed in white. The recessed base with a double circle in underglaze blue.
Provenance
: The Strong National Museum of Play, accession number 78.17.33 (lacquered to base). Margaret Woodbury Strong (1897-1969) grew up in a prosperous family of collectors. Her interests ranged so widely that by 1960 she had amassed more than 27,000 collectible items and works of art. The vast majority of her collections related in some way to play and as her accumulation grew, Margaret planned a museum to house her collection. It eventually opened to the public in 1982, and grew dramatically over the following decades, expanding its collections, facilities, and resources, now spanning over 285,000 square feet. Today, the Strong National Museum of Play (known as just The Strong Museum or simply The Strong) is the only collections-based museum in the world devoted solely to the study of play.
Condition
: Excellent condition with minor old wear and some manufacturing flaws, including dark spots.
Weight: 817.9 g
Dimensions: Height 25.1 cm
During the early Qing dynasty
, up until the 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including
empty double circles
. The usage of some of these marks continued well into the later Kangxi era and then started again in the 19
th
century, mostly on Kangxi revival pieces.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 28 March 2018, lot 273
Price: GBP 7,500 or approx.
EUR 10,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A clair-de-lune bottle vase, 18
th
-19
th
century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related glaze and similar size (29.2 cm). Note the different form.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 732
Price: USD 62,500 or approx.
EUR 64,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Small Clair-De-Lune-Glazed Meiping, 18
th
century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related glaze. Note the different form size (18.7 cm).
十八世紀天藍釉棒槌瓶
中國。盤口，短直頸，圓折肩，圓筒狀長腹，圈足。外壁施天藍色釉，瓶口和瓶内白釉，圈足内青花雙圈款。
專家注釋：
清代天藍釉質輕色柔，為宮廷瓷器所用。該釉最早出現於宣德（1426-1435）年間，有出土的宣德款高足碗，見梁穗《景德鎮出土元明官窯瓷器》（北京，1999年，第256頁，圖257）。然而，直到康熙年間，釉色才得到重視與發展，當時它主要用於文人用品。
來源：
紐約Strong 國立美術館，收藏編號 78.17.33 (見瓶底)。
品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和一些製造缺陷，包括黑斑。
重量：817.9 g
尺寸：高25.1 厘米
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