Lot 725

Chinese Celadon Crackle-Glaze Bowl | Qing Dynasty, Song Revival Style

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Chinese Celadon Crackle-Glaze Bowl | Qing Dynasty, Song Revival Style
Chinese Celadon Crackle-Glaze Bowl | Qing Dynasty, Song Revival Style
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Chinese Celadon Crackle-Glaze Bowl | Qing Dynasty, Song Revival Style

Estimate: $600 - $900

Starting Bid: $250

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A celadon bowl in Song-revival style, potted with a gently flaring profile rising from a short foot to a broad, open mouth. The pale bluish-green celadon glaze is animated by a finely developed crackle network across the interior and exterior, pooling in recesses and thinning at the rim to reveal tonal variation. Size: 7" Diameter x 3.2" H (17.8 cm x 8.1 cm)

This intentional crackle pays direct homage to Ge ware, one of the most revered ceramic traditions of the Song dynasty. Ge wares were celebrated not for painted decoration or bold form, but for their philosophical embrace of imperfection, where crackle was cultivated rather than concealed. By the Qing dynasty, such wares were studied, collected, and meticulously reinterpreted, particularly under emperors who saw themselves as guardians of classical taste. Bowls like this reflect that lineage of scholarly nostalgia and technical mastery.

The unadorned form allows the glaze to take center stage, transforming surface into subject. Light glides across the bowl, catching in the crackle lines and lending the vessel a quiet, shifting vitality. Whether displayed alone or used as a contemplative object, it rewards prolonged looking, the kind favored by poets, collectors, and those who understand that refinement often whispers rather than shouts. A refined example of Qing dynasty antiquarian taste, this bowl stands as both an homage to Song dynasty ceramic philosophy and a testament to the enduring appeal of celadon as a material of calm, balance, and timeless beauty.

Provenance: private Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA collection, 1995 to 2005 or via inheritance; ex-JCT collection, U.S. Navy Commander, assembled 1926 to 1934

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Item # 201128

  • Condition: Intact and excellent.

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