A RU-TYPE MALLET VASE, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD

A RU-TYPE MALLET VASE, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1723-1735. Superbly potted, the gently flared cylindrical body encircled below the rounded shoulder by a raised bowstring, surmounted by a tall, slender waisted neck with a cup-shaped mouth, flanked on each side by zoomorphic handles with neatly incised eyes and mouths. Covered overall in a perfectly even and lustrous greenish-blue glaze, save for the foot rim which reveals the white ware, partially covered in a brown wash. The base with an underglaze-blue four-character seal mark Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period.
Provenance:
From a noted private collection in New York, USA.
Condition:
Superb condition with only minor wear and minimal firing irregularities.
Weight: 408.5 g
Dimensions: Height 16.8 cm
This rare vase is remarkable for its subtle bluish glaze
, the purity of which accentuates the graceful curves of its profile. Created in imitation of the celebrated Ru-wares of the Song period, this vase reflects the Yongzheng Emperor's penchant for these early wares and the remarkable technical developments achieved at the Imperial kilns made to meet the specific taste of the emperor. While a delicate celadon glaze had already been developed in the Kangxi reign, it was during the Yongzheng period that the production of glazes imitating Song dynasty Ru and Guan wares greatly expanded. According to the 1732 edition of the Jiangxi Tongzhi (Jiangxi provincial gazetteer), compiled by Xie Min, governor of Jiangxi Province between 1729 and 1732, two different types of Ru-type glazes were developed, one displaying a subtle network of crackles and the other of even tone; see S. W. Bushell, Oriental Ceramic Art, London, 1981, page 195.
Literature comparison:
Compare two related vases in the Baur Collection, Geneva, illustrated in John Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. III, Geneva, 1972, pl. A361 for a Yongzheng-marked vase of similar size but lacking handles and pl. A341 for a Qianlong-marked vase with handles. Compare a vase of this form with a flambe glaze in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Monochrome Porcelains of the Ch'ing Dynasty, 1970, no. 20.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Near-identical
Auction: Christie's Paris, 23 June 2020, lot 128
Price: EUR 37,500 or approx.
EUR 45,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Petit vase en porcelaine celadon de type Ru, Chine, Dynastie Qing, possiblement epoque Yongzheng (1723-1735)
Expert remark: Compare the identical form and reign mark, the similar greenish-blue 'celadon' glaze, and the near-identical foot rim, also covered partially in brown wash. Note the smaller size (13 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 8
Price: GBP 53,220 or approx.
EUR 64,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very rare ru-type vase, yongzheng seal mark and of the period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, reign mark, sky-blue glaze, and size (12.8 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Paris, 22 November 2005, lot 174
Price: EUR 156,000 or approx.
EUR 208,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine and rare ru-type vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, sky-blue glaze, and reign mark. Note the much larger size (27.5 cm).
雍正款及年代仿汝釉雙耳瓶
中國, 1723-1735年。瓶小盤口，直頸，折肩，肩部一條弦狀紋，直腹，圈足。頸部兩側各置一獸形耳，可辨眼睛與嘴。灰白色胎，通體施青釉，釉面開片紋。圈足露胎，局部成橙色。圈足内青花“雍正年製"四字篆書款。
來源：
美國紐約知名私人收藏。
品相：
狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損和極少的燒製不規則現象。
重量：408.5 克
尺寸：高 16.8 厘米
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