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A very rare and magnificent Kangxi famille rose decorated jar, depicting a phoenix in a flowering garden; its shape is elegant having a smooth curved contour;the body is thin and is made of a fine, very hard and heavy clay;the lower part where the wall is thin is semi-translucent;the glaze is smooth and white; the underglaze blue is very intense and brilliant,typical for mid-to-late Kangxi; the green enamels that covering the leaves are smooth, transparent,and clean,also typical for Kangxi; the combination of good underglaze blue and over-glaze enamels yields vivid coloration that seldom existed in other periods of Qing; the painting is delicately done with very fine brushwork(except the blue); the outer base has a double-circle mark in underglaze blue, which appears to sink to the bottom of the glaze,contrasting later imitations that have cobalt blue looks like applied onto/near the top of glaze. The mid portion of outer wall has a subtly raised horizontally circling line, indicating that the jar was made by luting the upper and lower halves together after each half was formed. The luting of the pre-made upper and lower halves is also revealed by careful examination of the inner wall. Such a technique of jar making was common during Yuan and Ming, and became very rare thereafter, except during Kangxi. The presence of the luting line is consistent with the jar’s dating to Kangxi. This jar is an outstanding sample Kangxi porcelains. A historical book states that on the 16th year of Kangxi, the county head forbade writing of the reign mark on porcelain wares to avoid the sacred mark being trashed when the porcelain breaks; this may be the reason that this jar has double circle mark instead of the reign mark. Famille rose decoration was invented during late Kangxi period, thus the primordial famille rose porcelain of that period are usually coarsely decorated and lack artistic sophistication; but this one is an exception.
Size: 6.5 in (16.51 cm.) Dia x 6.75 in. (17.14 cm.) H
Provenance: From Dr. Robert I-San Lin, a senior Chinese artwork appraiser, whose grandfather was a major Chinese antique dealer in early 1900s. (Dr. Lin's bio, in Journal of Authentication of Artworks, 2015, is available on request). Brought to California in 1960s.
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