Qing Qianlong Blue and White Colored Flat Bottle with "Plum Sparrow Reporting Good Fortune" Image

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Qing Qianlong Blue and White Colored Flat Bottle with

Auction Information

Product:Qing Qianlong Blue and White Colored Flat Bottle with "Plum Sparrow Reporting Good Fortune" Image

NO:1039

Starting Price:GBP:1,660,000

Transaction Price:GBP: 2,500,000

Specification:H:28.7cm

Auction Time:24-May-Sat

Auction Company:Habsburg International Auction Limited Corporation

Description

This bottle has a unique shape and is even flatter than ordinary flat bottles, making it extremely difficult to shape. Therefore, it is rare to have a symmetrical shape like this product. This product is made up of multiple patterns, with boneless depictions of chrysanthemums and auspicious patterns on the handle and bottle feet, making it rare. The porcelain maker must first sketch intermittent underglaze blue and white patterns on the plain porcelain body, then apply glaze and kiln firing, and finally apply glaze color to complete the entire composition. Such complex production is almost unheard of except for Ming Dynasty colorful porcelain. In order to simplify the process and reduce the failure rate, Qing dynasty porcelain craftsmen almost completely did not use underglaze blue and white, only used overglaze color for coloring.