Vase in the form of willow-leaf
Original Language Title清康熙 柳葉瓶
Original Language TitleLiuyeping
CultureChinese
DateKangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumPorcelain with peach-bloom glaze
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (19.05 × 5.72 × 5.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion and Henry Bloch
Object number2019.20.46
MarkingsSix character imperial mark, Da Qing Kang xi nian zhi, (made in the years of Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty (1662 – 1722)), is inscribed on the bottom.
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DescriptionThe small vase has a high shoulder similar to the form of amphora, called a “liuyeping (willow-leaf vase)”. The white porcelain is covered with copper oxide peach-bloom glaze mottled to copper green on one shoulder. The base is an unglazed high rim. Six-character imperial mark, Da-Qing-Kang-xi-nian-zhi, (made in the years of Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty (1662 – 1722)), is inscribed on the bottom. The vase is incapable of standing securely on its own foot, so it is accompanied by a fitted wood stand, which may be later than the ceramic. The base has a tiny chip and crack.Gallery LabelThe pink glaze used on these vases was achieved by blowing copper pigment onto clear glaze, then covering it with another layer of clear glaze before firing. The temperamental behavior of copper in the kiln, which is difficult to control, determined how the glaze colors would appear. In China the glaze is called “jiang dou hong” (bean red); however it is commonly translated as “peach bloom.”
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