California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Feburary 27, 2022  Feburary 27, 2022

 Lot # 3403 
A CHINESE TEA DUST GLAZED HU VASE    清 茶葉末貫耳瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Length: 7 in (17.8 cm) Width: 5 6/8 in (14.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $2500

The pear-shaped octagonal vessel of archaic hu form, with a round belly rising up from a straight foot to a tapered neck slightly flaring at the rim, flanked by square lug handles and covered overall with a rich olive-colored glaze flecked with a fine yellow mist, the glazed base incised with a six-character seal mark beneath a brown dressing.


茶葉末釉自唐代燒制,其後斷燒,至雍正時期方得恢複,並創燒出蟹甲青、蛇皮綠等新品 類,統稱爲「廠官釉」。其“黃雜綠色,嬌嬈而不俗,豔於花,美如玉,範爲瓶,最養目。” 當時便視若“秘釉”,御窯廠專燒僅供皇室使用,清代內務府檔案中記載乾隆皇帝曾多次過 問廠官釉瓷器燒造的情況,可見此種釉色之珍貴。本品方器,直口,長頸,鼓腹,腹心突起杏圓,兩側設貫耳,通體施茶葉末純色釉。器身 光素無雕飾,茶葉末釉發色純正,甯靜純美,柔和溫潤,釉質潤澤勻淨,沈穩靜穆。似茶葉 細末遍灑其中,青色中閃爍黃黑斑點,燦若晨星,典雅高貴,尤顯大氣雅緻、風韻雋永,相 比青花、粉彩,更富於天然韻致及內斂之美。底足圓潤而飾黑褐之色,以摹鐵足之效果,觀 之古意盎然。底部陰刻“大清乾隆年制”款識,筆法精妙,筆力遒勁。