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Yong Zheng Celadon vase of the period 1723-1735

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:250,000.00 USD Estimated At:500,000.00 - 550,000.00 USD
Yong Zheng Celadon vase of the period 1723-1735

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Auction Date:2013 Sep 10 @ 13:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Location:1416 East Linden Ave, Linden, New Jersey, 07036, United States
Celadon glazed vase, Yongzheng six character seal mark.

This magnificent vase (considered one of the most Elegant CELDON glazed Vase of the time) is well potted and cleverly carved in baluster form with an angular sloping shoulder rising to a broad waisted neck surmounted by a galleried rim. It is finely moulded and carved all around with five registers of archaistic work, the central frieze with an undulating band filled with formal ring and hook motifs, between bands of stylised dragons, and with lappet borders at the extreme ends. It is covered with an even glaze of soft sea-green tone. This Celadon Vase is an excellent example of the refined effect that could be created by the use of the carved decoration on a monochrome porcelain vessel. The technique allows the details of the elaborate, crisp decoration around the body to be highlighted by the delicate translucent glaze pooling in the deeper recesses to provide a contrast of color tones, thereby creating a pleasing dichromatic effect, while accentuating the dense archaistic design.
Few people knew that, the celadon glaze for porcelain was further modified in the Yongzheng period to produce an even more finely textured and slightly bluer pale celadon glaze, and small adjustments continued to be made in the Qianlong reign. This range of delicate Qing dynasty celadon glazes has been much admired by Chinese connoisseurs, and individual glazes have been given names such as douqing (bean green) and dongqing (eastern green) in the Kangxi reign, dongqing (winter green) and fenqing (soft green) in the Yongzheng reign. Also, these fine celadon glazes were sometimes used on undecorated pieces - the perfection of the glaze enhancing the elegance of the form. However, celadon glazes were also applied to porcelain vessels with low relief surface decoration, which had become somewhat bolder.
A key factor in the design of contemporary decorative arts in the 18th century was that the three great Qing emperors - Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong - were all ardent antiquarians, who collected and studied material from earlier dynasties. They collected not only early ceramics, but material in a wide range of other media, most notably bronzes.

Approx. 9 ?`` High X 8`` With & Body Length, and 4`` Diameter Base.