Kangxi six-character mark and of the period Of elegant pear shape, rising from a short straight to a tall cylindrical neck, covered in a lustrous blue glaze, the mouth rim, interior and base glazed white with the mark within a double circle. 30.5cm (12in) high.
清康熙 灑藍釉長頸瓶 青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款
Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏
The glaze applied on the present lot is known as 'powder-blue glaze' (salan you 灑藍釉). It was first created at Jingdezhen during the Xuande period of the Ming dynasty and reached full maturity during the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty. To achieve this glaze, a bamboo tube was dipped into a cobalt-blue glaze solution and used to blow the pigment onto the surface of a previously fired white-glazed porcelain vessel. This technique resulted in an uneven distribution of pigment, forming speckled patterns of varying density and depth. A thin layer of transparent glaze was then applied, followed by high-temperature firing. The residual white-glazed areas, reminiscent of drifting snowflakes, subtly emerged through the rich blue surface, hence this glaze is also known as 'snowflake blue glaze' (Xuehualan you 雪花藍釉). See a related powder-blue-glazed long neck bottle vase, Kangxi period, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00114561).
Compare with a related powder-blue-glazed bottle vase, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 18 March 2024, lot 68.
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