Vase 窯變釉雙龍耳瓶

Ceramics
China

Materials:

Porcelain

Technique:

"Flambé" red glaze

Date:

Qing dynasty (1644-1911), reign of Yongzheng (1723-1735) or Qianlong (1736-1795)

Size:

Height 22 cm

Place of origin:

Chine, Jiangxi, imperial kilns of Jingdezhen

Description:

With rounded sides encircled by two shallow moulded ribs just below an angular shoulder, and tapering int the cylindrical neck, set on either side of which are a pair of handles shaped like stylized dragons; spreading mouth rim, and turned out foot. The outside is covered with a rich and lustrous copper-red glaze and the inside with a glaze of opaque greyish-blue, splashes of which are applied also to the outside, forming purplish transmutations with the red. On the base the glaze is a patchy olive-green and brown.

Comments:

The yaobian 窯變 "transmutations" that could arise during the firing of copper red were first exploited during the reign of Yongzheng (1723-1735). A few spots of cobalt have been added here.

Inventory number:

CB.CC.1939.289

Copyright:

Fondation Baur

Photographer:

Marian Gérard