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24 février 2015

A 'Guan'-type tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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A 'Guan'-type tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 USDPhoto Sotheby's.

of compressed circular form, the shallow sides rising to an everted rim, set to either side with a pair of upright lug handles, all supported on three short tapering feet, the rounded base with circular recess at the center, covered overall in an opaque pale gray glaze suffused with a network of dark gray and golden crackles in simulating the 'iron wire' and 'gold thread' of Song dynasty Guan ware, Japanese wood box. Diameter 8 1/8  in., 20.6 cm

ExhibitionOriental Ceramic Society, London, 1952, no. 65 (according to label).

NotesIn its glazing and form this vase was made to imitate one of the most celebrated official wares of the Song dynasty, Guan ware, made for the court in the capital, Hangzhou in Zhejiang province. Laohudong in southern Hangzhou appears to have been the most important Guan kilns producing wares of this highly attractive crackled glaze. Pieces of the famous ware in the imperial court collection inspired the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors, both of whom were ardent admirers of Song Guan ware, to commission versions of the ware. Imperial enthusiasm for the ware was influential and this 18th century revival of Song style official produced many fine and compelling versions of the rich crackled glaze. An 18th century crackle-glazed tripod censer with a lengthy Qianlong imperial inscription is illustrated in Obtaining Refined Enjoyment, The Qianlong Emperor's Taste in Ceramics, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2011, no. 67.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gor – Ceramics, New York, 17 mars 2015, 10:00 AM

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