A LANGYAO GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, CHANGJING PING, 18TH CENTURY China. The pear-shaped body rising from a thick spreading foot to a slender elongated neck, covered overall with a dense and rich glaze of crushed strawberry color, thinning to mushroom at the neck and on some areas of the body, all suffused with a fine network of crackles. The base is left unglazed, revealing the buff ware.

Provenance: From a noted Irish private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear and firing flaws. Minor chips with associated glaze loss to the foot, as expected from this type of ware. The glaze with a superb unctuous feel overall.

Weight: 965.7 g
Dimensions: Height 26 cm

The term langyao derives its name from Lang Tingji, director of the official kilns at Jingdezhen between 1705-1712, who is credited with the revival of monochrome glazes and particularly copper-red glazes.

Expert note: Accurately controlled but still rather thick glaze dripping around the foot rim with associated glaze flaking as a result of continuous usage over centuries is characteristic for langyao vases from this group.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 16 September 2008, lot 121
Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 19,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A 'langyao' bottle vase (Changjingping), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the related form and the rich glaze of crushed strawberry color thinning to mushroom. Note the larger size (46 cm).


十八世紀郎窯紅長頸膽瓶
中國。此瓶長頸，鼓腹，圈足，胎質堅密。通體釉層肥厚，釉色鮮紅濃艷，有細碎開片，呈玻璃光澤，近足處垂釉，但足際無釉露胎。

來源：愛爾蘭知名私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微的磨損和燒製缺陷。 如此類器皿所預期的那樣，足部有釉料缺損和小碎屑。

重量：965.7 克
尺寸：高26 厘米

專家注釋: 由於幾個世紀以來的使用，足部周圍釉層受損，局部剝落，這是該系列郎窯紅瓶的特徵。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比,2008年9月16日, lot 121
價格：USD 15,000 （相當於今日EUR 19,000）
描述：清代康熙時期郎窯紅長頸膽瓶
專家評論：比較相近的外型、瓶身釉色鮮紅濃艷，顏色由濃至淡延伸至瓶口。請注意此瓶尺寸較大 (46 厘米)。