A LARGE LANGYAO COPPER-RED GLAZED WASHER, MID-QING China, 18th century. Heavily potted, the compressed rounded walls rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior covered overall in an unctuous liver-red glaze. The lip, interior and the slightly recessed base glazed white. Provenance: Private collection in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, acquired by the father of the present owner and thence by descent. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, such as dark spots, glaze recesses, and pitting, a small glaze flake to the rim. Weight: 1,681 g Dimensions: Diameter 25 cm (at the widest points) Auction result comparison: Compare a related washer, dated to the 18th-19th century, of near-identical form, at Sotheby's New York in Asian Art on 15 September 2018, lot 1017, sold for USD 3,750, and another related Langyao washer, described as an alms bowl, dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 17 May 2013, lot 1425, sold for GBP 6,875. 清代中期大型郎窯紅筆洗 中國，十八世紀。胎體沉重，鼓腹，邊緣略微外翻，外部整體覆蓋著一層油潤的郎窯紅釉。唇部、內部和略微凹的底足為白釉。 來源：美國賓夕法尼亞費城私人收藏，為現任藏家父親購得，保存至今。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則之處，例如黑點、釉料凹陷和凹坑，邊緣有釉面開片。 重量：1,681 克 尺寸：直徑25 厘米 (最寬処) 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的筆洗，十八至十九世紀，相近外形，于紐約蘇富比Asian Art 2018年9月15日 lot 1017, 售價USD 3,750, 另一件相近郎窯筆洗，被描述為缽，康熙年代，倫敦佳士得 Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles 2013年5月17日 lot 1425, 售價GBP 6,875.