A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED BEEHIVE WATERPOT, TAIBO ZUN, 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY China. The domed body is incised to the exterior with three dragon roundels and is covered with a peach bloom glaze with characteristic green copper-oxide spots as well as pale lavender to dark gray shadings. The lipped rim, interior, and base glazed white. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi.

Provenance: Charles M. Blackmon, South Carolina, USA. A notable institution in the Southern United States, gifted from the above in 1969. The wood stand lacquered with accession numbers, '69.10' and '69.10.1 Bottom'. Charles Mason Blackmon was a collector of Asian art. Following his graduation from Harvard University in 1934, Charles' interest in Asian culture grew when he was stationed in Southern China during World War II. His approach to collecting was thorough, as he believed that “determination in finding various objects and a knowledge of them” were important to building a well-rounded collection. Beginning in 1961, Charles became involved with several notable institutions, and over the years loaned some of his most important pieces to museum collections.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including small glaze recesses near the foot.

Weight: 526.3 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Diameter 13 cm (the waterpot) and 16 cm (the stand)

With a well-carved and open worked wood stand. (2)

Expert's note: The peach bloom glaze on this waterpot is a good example of the sometimes quite successful attempts to recreate the unbelievably rich (and diverse) Kangxi glazes during the 19^th century and thereafter. While the present color combination is of remarkable beauty overall, emulating the transmutation so flawlessly executed on the Kangxi wares, it comes up short in its lack of control. The green spotting for example is reminiscent of some of the very best peach bloom vessels made during the early 18^th century, but the scattered shadings of pale lavender and gray clearly show the difficulties the artisans encountered in balancing the color spectrum.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 24 June 2020, lot 1018
Price: USD 23,750 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A peachbloom-glazed 'beehive' waterpot, 19^th / early 20^th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, incised dragon roundels, apocryphal Kangxi mark, and peachbloom glaze, which much like the present lot's glaze is of remarkable beauty. Note the closely related size (13.1 cm).



十九至二十世紀初豇豆紅釉團花紋太白尊
中國。小口微外侈，短頸溜肩，廣腹，形似半圓球，平底凹足。通體施豇豆紅釉，可見綠色斑點，局部深淺不同的紅色。器腹淺劃三組暗花團螭紋，口沿、圈足内及器內施白釉。圈足内六字款“大清康熙年製”。

來源：美國南卡羅林娜州Charles M. Blackmon收藏；一個美國南部知名機構1969年受贈。木底座上有收藏編號“69.10” 及“69.10.1 Bottom”。Charles Mason Blackmon是一位亞洲藝術收藏家。1934年從哈佛大學畢業後，他在二戰期間駐紮在中國南方，對亞洲文化的興趣與日俱增。他認為“收藏各種物品的決心和對它們的了解”對於建立一個全面的收藏很重要。1961 年開始，查爾斯與幾個著名機構接觸密切。多年來，他一直將一些最重要的藏品借給博物館展出。
品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，包括靠近足部的釉面小凹槽。

重量：526.3 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：直徑13 厘米，總16 厘米

鏤空木底座。

專家注釋：太白尊的豇豆紅釉是一個很好的例子，器身施銅紅釉，因受窯爐溫度影響，又經過氧化，呈色有深淺之別。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富，2020年6月24日，lot 1018
價格：USD 23,750（相當於今日EUR 27,000）
描述：十九 / 二十世纪初豇豆紅釉團花紋太白尊，《大清康熙年製》仿款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型、淺劃暗花團紋、康熙仿款、豇豆紅釉，與本拍品的釉面一樣，具有非凡的美感。請注意非常相近的尺寸(13.1 厘米)。