A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED SQUARE BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTY

A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED SQUARE BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Covered overall with a finely crackled, lustrous glaze of crimson tone with broad creamy lavender-blue streaks, thinning to a pale cream-mushroom color at the rim and along the edges; attractively pooling in thick drops over the shoulder and interior of the neck. Provenance: Danish private collection. German private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and firing flaws, such as small glaze losses around the foot rim. Small losses to the foot, most likely inherent to manufacturing. Slightly tilted. Intentional crackling to glaze. Weight: 5,037 g Dimensions: Height 45.5 cm Flambé glazes derive from Jun wares, a glaze that was first revived by the Yongzheng emperor and which remained popular throughout the Qing dynasty. Auction result comparison: Compare a related flambé-glazed vase, dated 18th-19th century and also of square section, but of slightly smaller size (35.5 cm high), at Sotheby’s New York in The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian on 30 September 2020, lot 1025, sold for USD 6,930, and a related flambé-glazed baluster vase, dated 18th-19th century and with a similar glaze, but of larger size (58.3 cm high), at Christie’s London on 22 January 2013, lot 306, sold for GBP 6,000. 清代窯變釉方瓶 中國, 1644-1912年。通體施整體覆蓋著光澤的火焰紅色釉料，夾雜著乳白色和藍紫色條紋。邊沿多為藍與月白相間或醬黃色釉。肩部和頸部内有濃厚的釉滴。 來源：丹麥私人收藏；德國私人收藏， 購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，有舊磨損和燒製缺陷，例如足緣周圍的釉面缺損。足部小缺損，很可能是製造固有的。微微傾斜，釉面開片。 重量：5,037 克 尺寸：高 45.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件窯變釉瓶，十八至十九世紀 ，同樣方形，但尺寸稍小 (高35.5 厘米)，見紐約蘇富比The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian 2020年9月30日 lot 1025, 售價USD 6,930；一件窯變釉瓶，十八至十九世紀，相似釉色，但尺寸稍大 (高58.3 厘米), 見倫敦佳士得2013年1月 22日 lot 306, 售價GBP 6,000。