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A LAVENDER-GLAZED OVAL BRUSH WASHER Yongzheng seal mark and of the period image 1
A LAVENDER-GLAZED OVAL BRUSH WASHER Yongzheng seal mark and of the period image 2
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 歐洲私人收藏藏品
Lot 108

A LAVENDER-GLAZED OVAL BRUSH WASHER
Yongzheng seal mark and of the period

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £24,320 inc. premium

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A LAVENDER-GLAZED OVAL BRUSH WASHER

Yongzheng seal mark and of the period
The shallow dish raised on four small bracket feet and with a gently everted rim, all covered in a soft sky-blue glaze pooling to a deeper hue in the recesses. 11.7cm (4 5/8in) wide.

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Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
清雍正 天藍釉筆洗
青花「大清雍正年製」篆書款

Provenance: Christie's London, 9 November 2004, lot 169
An important European private collection

來源:倫敦佳士得,2004年11月9日,拍品編號169
歐洲重要私人收藏

The present lot is clearly inspired by earlier Song dynasty Ru ware narcissus bowls and reflects the Qing Court's fascination with antique ceramics. See for example, an oval Ru ware narcissus bowl, with an inscription on the underside by the Qianlong Emperor, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Ju Ware of the Sung Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1961, p.36. Additionally, a light-blue-glazed oval brush washer featuring two chilong handles, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, is illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.337.

Compare with a similar Ru-type glazed oval jardinière, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2022, lot 2997.

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