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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED VASE, HU
Qing dynasty, 18th century
11 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3764.
The turquoise glaze, produce with copper oxide and traditionally more appreciated in Near-East countries, arose to prominence in China only during the Kangxi reign when this colour reached a previous unseen brilliance. It was especially favoured on pieces with shapes and decoration inspired by archaic bronzes such as the one here discussed.
For a turquoise-glazed vase with similar archaistic shape, see J. Ayers, La collection de porcelains chinoises de Marie Vergottis, Lausanne 2004, n. 184.
