Antique Red Footed Porcelain Bowl, China (18043WAR) $125

Description

Although the Chinese had been making a red glaze since the Song Dynasty, Qing dynasty potters developed several new and interesting glazes including a low-fired red coral glaze (shan hu hong) with a slight yellow tinge resembling red coral. It first appeared during the Kangxi Reign 1654-1722)and was used for dishes, bowls and vases as a monochrome glaze or as a background for various designs painted over the glaze. (Qingzheng, pp. 46 and 218). Qing Dynasty potters later developed a high-fired coral red glaze with orange tones popular during various reigns but especially so during the Tongzhi Period. This included producing bowls like this one where firings resulted in a color range of a variety of orange-reds and saffron shades. Such items are usually fired with a monotone saffron color on the outside and with gold painted designs or gold lines of calligraphy applied over the glaze while the interiors were often glazed in white (Wood, p.164).

Sources

Wang Qingzheng, A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, Singapore, Sun Tree Publishing, Ltd., 2002.

Nigel Wood, Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.