A LANGYAO VASE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Stoutly potted, the globular body rising from a short straight foot to slanted shoulders surmounted by a thin tubular neck with flared rim, applied overall with a deep crushed-strawberry glaze thinning to mushroom at the rim. The base covered in a finely crackled ge-type glaze.

Provenance: From an Austrian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some wear and firing flaws, including pitting, and few small chips to the foot. The base smoothened in some areas, probably inherent to manufacturing, due to the uneven glaze dripping along the foot rim which is expected from this type of ware.

Weight: 2,900 g
Dimensions: Height 31.3 cm

Langyao is a vitreous red glaze that was developed at the Jingdezhen imperial kilns under the supervision of Lang Tingji (1663-1715), governor of Jiangxi Province between 1705 and 1712. This copper glaze turns red after being fired in a reducing or oxygen-deprived atmosphere. It sometimes drips down the vessel during firing, creating drops around the foot. It is incredibly hard to achieve, with layers of clear and copper-rich glazes allowing for depths of color, as clearly evidenced by the present lot. The glaze must be of a certain thickness to turn red, so areas where it is thinning can be lighter in color or even white.



清代郎窯瓶
中國，1644-1912年。厚胎，長頸，斜肩，圓腹。通體施郎窯紅釉。圈足内白釉，哥窯式開片。

來源：奧地利私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損和燒製缺陷，包括點蝕，以及腳上的小碎屑。足緣處分佈著不均勻的釉滴。

重量：2,900 克
尺寸：高31.3 厘米