Light yellow glaze bottle

[Pale yellow glazed bottle]

Pale yellow glazed bottle, Qing Yongzheng, 14.6 cm high, 3.3 cm caliber, 1.7 cm foot diameter
Bottle skim, thin neck, shoulder slip, gradually converging under the shoulder, and round foot. Light yellow glaze is applied to the whole body and feet. The seal script “made in Yongzheng year of the Qing Dynasty” is engraved in three lines and six characters on the outsole
The light yellow glaze porcelain was first fired in the Yongzheng period, and its colorant was antimony oxide. Because its glaze color was lighter than the traditional yellow glaze with iron oxide as colorant, it was named “light yellow glaze”. It is also called “egg yolk glaze” because its glaze color is light and elegant like egg yellow. In the 13th year of Yongzheng’s reign (1735), Tang Ying, the governor of Tao, wrote the “Tao Cheng Chronicle” and called it “Western Yellow”. The shapes of Yongzheng’s light yellow glazed porcelain are mostly small bottles, plates, bowls, cups, dishes, etc. The small shape with elegant glaze color is quite beautiful and elegant
Yongzheng porcelain in the Qing Dynasty is famous for its beautiful shape and fine body glaze. This vase evolved from the willow vase in the Kangxi period. Its delicate shape and quiet glaze reflect the artistic style of Yongzheng porcelain.

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