Bottles are one of the indispensable utensils in daily life. In Buddhist texts, there are also "bottles" from time to time, such as the Yangliu Yujing bottle in the hands of Guanyin Bodhisattva; in the Qing Dynasty, the bottle was also an important decoration of the court in this period, implying auspiciousness, wealth, prosperity and harmony; in TV dramas, we also often see ancient living rooms and outdoors, furnished with vases of different textures and shapes, which were originally because of its good meaning.
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And the moon bottle is one of them, its shape is usually small mouth, straight neck, there are ears on both sides of the neck, the biggest feature is that the bottle belly is like a full moon, so it is called the moon bottle (treasure moon bottle).
In the Qing Dynasty, the most favorite to hold the moon bottle was the Qianlong Emperor. At the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Factory, where the firing technique was already very mature at that time, Qianlong still left Mr. Tang Ying, the superintendent of pottery, to supervise the production of porcelain for the royal family according to his father's placement. For the Imperial Kiln Factory, which has taken several generations of labor with the strength of the whole country, its products are still the fragrant food that is sought after on the auction floor!
The Qianlong gourd "moon bottle" of the Qing Dynasty once fell for 4.1 million euros, and many people lamented that Chinese porcelain is too powerful, which shows that today's people's love for the moon bottle is not inferior to that of the ancients!
Among the Chinese porcelain customized by European aristocrats, the moon bottle is one of the hits. Qing Yongzheng imitation glaze Bagua pattern double ant ear holding moon bottle, the whole instrument is majestic, the ornamentation is extremely elegant, and the beauty of its shape has also reached the perfect realm.
It was written by henry Clay Gibson, a nineteenth-century Philadelphia magnate. Mr. Gibson loved art, especially antiques, and was one of the largest Chinese antique collectors in the United States at that time. Its collection includes Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and cloisonné, and this moon-hugging bottle is displayed in its ornate villa full of works of art.
Henry C. Gibson Home Interior
Qing Yongzheng imitation glaze Bagua pattern double ant ear holding moon bottle
The origin of the moon bottle
The moon bottle, also known as the Baoyue bottle, is commonly found in the Kilns of Yongle and Xuande Jingdezhen in the Ming Dynasty. Decorated with blue and white flowers, combined with the unique style of the moon bottle, the color and shape are perfectly integrated, making it develop into a work of art for decoration.
Bright blue and white tangled lotus floral pattern amphora flat pot
Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
During the Qing Yongzheng period, the emperor did not like to hold the moon bottle, so during the reign of Yongzheng, there was only occasional firing in the early days, and it was basically not burned in the middle and late period.
The Yongzheng Emperor's high taste was perhaps the highest among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Flower and bird painting is one of the three major types of Chinese painting, which is deeply loved by Yongzheng, so during his reign, he ordered people to burn a variety of porcelain vases with flower and bird patterns, and the decoration of the moon bottle at this time is also more common in flowers and birds.
Qing Yongzheng Qinghua hugged the moon bottle on the eyebrows
Realized price: RMB 40,116,600
Christie's Fall 2016 Auction
In the Qing Dynasty, a large number of moon bottles were fired until Qianlong ascended the throne, he was very fond of the moon bottles, so the moon bottles were re-fired.
Qingqianlong Blue and white glaze red sea water dragon pattern holding moon bottle
Realized price: RMB 28,249,200
Poly Hong Kong Spring Auction 2019
According to records, the Qianlong Emperor ordered many times to imitate the burning of the moon bottle, the earliest of which was recorded in the second year of Qianlong, the year of the "Record File" of the "Qing Palace Internal Affairs Office Work Record" record, On October 13 of the second year of Qianlong, when the Qianlong Emperor instructed the Jiangxi Imperial Kiln Factory to imitate the burning of a large number of famous kiln ancient porcelain, he specifically instructed Tang Ying to "burn a smaller number of treasure moon vases and horse hanging bottles with various glazed water patterns", and the "Xuanyao Blue and Flower Enlarged Horse Hanging Bottle" on June 25 of the third year of Qianlong (see "The Living Counting File of the Construction Office of the Qing Palace Internal Affairs Office and the Jiangxi Burning Magnet Office"). Therefore, during the Qianlong period, the moon bottle was one of the important decorative porcelain in the court, which was of great collectible value.
Qianlong's moon bottle
Qing dynasty porcelain is the last peak in The history of Chinese porcelain. As the most prosperous Qianlong period of Kangqian's prosperity, the development of porcelain was also full of flowers.
Qingqianlong Blue and white eight treasure pattern amphorae treasure moon bottle
Collection of the Palace Museum
The moon-hugging bottles in the Qianlong period are also mostly blue and white, so the moon-hugging bottles collected by the Forbidden City, the blue and white flowers are gorgeous in color, and fine spots can be seen in the color weight, which are caused by artificial point dyeing, in order to imitate the effect of Ming Yongle and Xuande Blue Flower Thick Halo.
Qingqianlong Blue Andhua Canglong Godson Figure Holding Moon Bottle
Realized price: RMB 32,200,000
China Guardian Spring Auction 2021
Qingqianlong Huangdi Yangcai "Fushou Continuous" Figure Ribbon Gourd Flat Bottle (Pair)
Realized price: RMB 87,575,080
Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn Auction 2012
Qingqianlong Pastel Tangled Lotus Dragon Holding Moon Bottle with Two Ears
Realized price: RMB 35,650,000
Zhejiang Yucheng 2021 Autumn Auction
Under the blessing of the experience of the royal family, the moon bottle has high artistic value and historical value, and is the best choice for art collection.
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