A LANGYAO GLAZED 'BELL-SHAPE' BRUSHWASHER, QING DYNASTY China, 18^th - early 19^th century. Of bell form with a spreading foot and lipped rim, the exterior and interior evenly applied with a finely crackled glaze of crushed-strawberry tone thinning to white in some areas, the rim left white, the flat base unglazed to reveal the buff ware.

Provenance: German trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws. The foot 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: 134.2 g
Dimensions: Height 6.1 cm, Diameter 6.2 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 layering 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 thin can be lighter in color or even white.


清代郎窯鐘形筆洗
中國，十八至十九世紀初。鐘形，唇沿，豐胸，束腹，底足外撇。内外均施紅艷鮮明的郎窯紅釉，局部變薄為白色，邊緣白色。底部平坦未上釉，露出淺黃色胎。

來源：德國古玩交易。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷。底部局部光滑，可能是製造過程中因為滴釉不均勻造成的，這是這種類型的器物可預期的現象。
重量：134.2 克
尺寸：高6.1 厘米，直接 6.2 厘米