Qing Yongzheng Blue and white imitation Yongle flower pattern holding moon bottle

This lot is in bonded status.

remark:

· Jacobs Demarest's Former Residence Collection (founded in 1678)

· Sotheby's, New York, 3 June 1992, number 234

· Marlene Casey Old Collection

· Mr. Cheung Chung-hsien's Old Collection, Hong Kong

· Christie's Hong Kong, 31 October 2000, lot 816

· Christie's, New York, 20 September 2005, 343

· North American Ten-Sided Lingbi Mountain Residence Collection, number CH216

exhibit:

· "YunhaiGe Chinese Ceramics Collection Exhibition", Christie's, London, 1993

This bottle is dignified and elegant, the pot is fine, straight neck, flat round abdomen, oval circle foot, flat sand bottom is unglazed, the glaze juice is uniform and elegant, delicate and lustrous. The shoulders are decorated with symmetrical ruyi-shaped ears, and Xu Zhiheng is called "oral floating double belt". The mouth is decorated with a blue and white pattern, the neck is decorated with banana leaf patterns, the shoulders and bottom are painted with seawater patterns, and the folded branches of lychees with the theme ornament are also modeled after the Yong kiln, and the harmonic sound is "Li Ji".

This product is an outstanding representative of the Yongzheng Royal Kiln, which can be found in the British Museum's collection of Yongle Blue and White Lychee Diagram Flat Pot, written in Ming Ceramics, J. Harrison Hall, p. 109, No. 3:20. Comparing the two, this product imitates the blue and white dot dyeing painted by Yongle Su Ma away from the green material; the seawater wave pattern decoration method near the bottom; the lychee branch dry outline, all of which are not loyal to the prototype, and the glaze is thick and thick, and the white is green, which is a typical Yongzheng official kiln imitation of Yongle blue and white.

The beauty of the character of the Yongxuan Imperial Kiln is the crown of the Ariake generation, of which the blue and white one is extremely prestigious, and the final Ming Dynasty, the essence is not lost, and the influence has spread for hundreds of years. In the Yongxuan period, the blue and white flowers adopt imported "Su Ma Li Qing" material, the blue and white hair color is rich and deep, the strokes are turned together, the glaze is thick, and after entering the kiln, it is black and blue, which is not dull, more oily, known as "rust spots". Yongxuan blue and white porcelain ornamentation layout is sparse and fresh, the outline stretch is smooth, quiet and elegant can be appreciated, coupled with the "Su Ma away from the green" material outline, like an ink painting jumping on the bottle. The Yongzheng Emperor is good at antiquities, with high taste, the court utensils have the principle of "imitating the old Su Zong Ya ze, Zhaoxin also has a source", imitating the past and the present, Wei wei is the grand view, and the Character of the Yongxuan Instrument Cang Yan is the most favored by Yin Chan.

Yongzheng Qinghua is fine in material selection, strict in craftsmanship, "refers to the ancient and modern styles, gathers new ideas, and prepares and stores cleverly", with extraordinary achievements, there is a saying of "clear seeing into transformation, clear looking at Yongzheng". Yongxuan Qinghua's "Cangyan Majestic" character is the most favored by Yongzheng, this instrument is not intended to fall, it is extremely difficult to distinguish, and it is comparable to the previous generation.

This product is an outstanding representative of the Yongzheng Imperial Kiln Gguyōkō Qinghua, and the example of the Yongle Dynasty can be found in the British Museum's collection of blue and white lychee figure holding the moon vase, written in "Ming Ceramics", J. Harrison Hall, p. 109, no. 3:20; another example of Yongle, originally from the old collection of the Sumitomo Group of Japan, was donated to the Toyo Municipal Ceramic Museum in Osaka, and is recorded in "The Unfolding of Oriental Ceramics", Osaka Municipal Museum of Oriental Ceramics, 1999, plate 43. The Yongzheng Emperor has more than once sent the antique porcelain treasures collected by the Qing Palace to Jingdezhen to emulate them, the Yongzheng Emperor has no details, the ancient porcelain and the prototype of this dynasty are almost difficult to distinguish, and the collection of the Osaka Toyo Municipal Ceramics Museum is the same as the size, shape, ornament composition, and blue and white hair color of the product, which is most likely the ancestor of the product.

A review of the archives of various parties shows an example sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18 May 1982, No. 144. There is also a similar collection for The French Empress Eugenie. morality. The treasure of Montijo has since been stored in the collection of French archaeologist Joseph Henry Barbet de Jouy, which has since been passed down by the family. Until its release at auction in 2011, Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3569. It has been seen many times at auction and was last sold on April 21, 2021, No. 3211.

For other similar references, see the Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing [Qing yongzheng blue and white folded branches and fruits pattern amphora flat back pot], recorded in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Kiln Porcelain. Volume Down", Forbidden City Press, 2005, pp. 396-397; [Qingyongzheng Blue-Flowered Flower-Bird Pattern Amphora], ibid., op. Cit., pp. 106-107.

This device comes from an orderly source, which is especially rare. In his early years, he collected treasures for Jacobs Demarest's former residence, released by Sotheby's in New York, and then in Marlene Casey, which was later handed over by Mr. Zhang Zongxian. It was not until 2000 to 2005 that it was released on the auction floor, and finally the treasure was owned by the owner of the Ten-Sided Lingbi Mountain in North America.

Lot information

LOT No. 5042 Artwork Name Qing Yongzheng Blue and White Imitation Yongle Flower Pattern Moon Bottle

Author -- Dimensions 26.5cm Era Qing Yongzheng

Estimate 6,000,000-8,000,000 Transaction price RMB 9,200,000