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7 août 2019

A rare aubergine and yellow glazed hexagonal vase, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century 

 

A rare aubergine and yellow glazed hexagonal vase, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century 

Lot 3119. A rare aubergine and yellow glazed hexagonal vase, Ming dynasty, first half of 16th century; 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price Realized HKD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

The vase of hexagonal section, the broad body with a stepped shoulder, the straight neck rising to an unglazed lipped rim, the splayed foot supported on an integral stand withruyi shaped feet connected by a waisted apron, all resting on a flat base, the aubergine glaze slightly iridescent, the yellow glaze of deep egg yolk tone, box. 

ProvenanceBluett & Sons, London, 1980s
Weisbrod & Dy, Ltd, 1982
A Canadian private collection.

Literature: Nigel Wood, Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry, and Recreation, London, 1999, p. 245.

Note: In the late 15th century, Chinese potters began to use lead silicate enamels as glazes directly onto the body of porcelain. The result was colourful translucent glazes of yellow, green, turquoise, and aubergine tones. The early 16th century saw many novel shaped in vessels influenced by Middle Eastern forms, including squared vases, pear-shaped ewers and hexagonal vases such as the present lot.

Compare with a vase of this exact form in turquoise and yellow glaze with an additional moulded chilong dragon on the neck excavated from a tomb at Xiaojia village, Chengdu city, Sichuan province and dated to the Jiajing period, illustrated by Zhang Bai, Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.10, 2008, p. 173.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1 December 2010, Hong Kong

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