A pair of large Chinese coral-ground reverse-decorated 'bamboo' bowls

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A pair of large Chinese coral-ground reverse-decorated 'bamboo' bowls Qing dynasty, Daoguang mark and of the period Each decorated to the exterior with bamboo sprays in white on a coral-red ground, underglaze blue seal marks to base, 18.7cm diameter, fitted box (2). 清道光 珊瑚紅地留白竹紋大碗一對連錦盒，青花篆書「大清道光年製」款 Cf. For a related bowl in the Qingdao Museum, inventory number: level3_and_above_360. 參閲：一件相似的道光時期的碗請見青島博物館，藏品編號：level3_and_above_360。 Note: This type of bowl first appeared during the Yongzheng reign and subsequently developed into a classic category of Qing imperial kiln production, remaining popular throughout the Qing dynasty. The decorative technique employed on these bowls has a specific designation known as gaixue hong (“snow-covered red”). In late Qing treatise Taoya, Chen Liu explained: “Red glaze is applied in such a way that certain areas remain reserved, appearing as if blank; the effect resembles intaglio floral patterns, hence the term ‘snow cover’.” In Qing palace archives, bowls of this type, decorated with coral-red grounds and white bamboo designs, are recorded as “red-ground white bamboo tea bowls,” indicating their association with tea service. An archive dated to the 21st day of the 12th month of the 6th year of the Daoguang reign, preserved in the Qinggong ciqi dang (Imperial Porcelain Records), states: the Imperial Household Department’s Ceramics Repository reported that, according to correspondence from the superintendent of the Jiujiang Customs in the 5th year of Daoguang, the river routes were obstructed that year and large amounts of porcelain could not be transported. It further records: “By the seventh month of this year, when various items including rounded wares were delivered, the warehouse checked against the inventory list and found discrepancies in the received quantities. Missing were two ‘Eight Treasures’ covered jars, two blue-and-white brush washers, ten yellow-lined white interior soup bowls, and ten famille rose red-ground white bamboo tea bowls… the warehouse had no surplus stock… We respectfully request approval to instruct the Jiujiang Customs superintendent to verify whether errors were made in the fifth-year records or whether misplacement occurred during packing, in order to complete the accounting. The consignment should also be urgently dispatched, and the superintendent instructed to deliver goods annually without delay, as these are items of practical necessity and must not be further postponed.” This record demonstrates the high level of importance attached by the Qing court to the “red-ground white bamboo tea bowls.” Upon discovering that they had not been delivered to the capital by the Jiujiang Customs, an imperial order was issued for their immediate retrieval, explicitly describing them as “items of practical use” that “must on no account be delayed.” Such insistence reflects, in part, the influence of the Daoguang Emperor’s predecessors and his own particular appreciation of tea culture. The Daoguang Emperor was known for his austerity and avoidance of extravagance; consequently, imperial porcelain of his reign marked a departure from the ornate opulence of the Qianlong period, returning instead to the restrained elegance characteristic of Yongzheng imperial wares. 此式碗始見於雍正朝，後逐漸成為清代官窯之傳統品種，終清一代盛行不衰。此碗之裝飾手法有專門稱謂，名為「蓋雪紅」。清末陳瀏於其所著《匋雅》中曾解釋道：「塗以抹紅之釉而需其中若為空白者，又似乎陰文之花紋，謂之蓋雪。」清宮檔案中將此類珊瑚紅地拔白竹紋碗稱為「紅地白竹茶碗」，由此可知其用途與茶事相關。 《清宮瓷器檔》中留有一道光六年十二月二十一日之奏摺文稿，內中記載：廣儲司瓷庫呈文，為呈明咨行事，道光五年分據九江關監督來文，內稱因該年河路不通，大運瓷器未能運抵等語。「至本年七月間交到圓琢器等項，（職）庫照依來冊查封，與收到件數不符。欠八寶蓋罐兩件，青花渣斗兩件，白裏嬌黃湯碗十件，洋彩紅地白竹茶碗十件……查此數件內黃瓷碗等項俱係備茶膳房傳用……（職）庫又無多存……伏乞堂臺批准，請交九江關監督將五年分查明是否誤寫數目，抑或盛裝時錯置紊亂，以便報銷；並將本大運趕緊運交，且飭令該監督須按年交納。事關應用之物，萬勿再行遲緩可也。為此具呈，道光六年。」 由此可見，清宮對「紅地白竹茶碗」頗為重視，查知九江關監督未將其如期運解入京，遂下旨追討，並明言其為「應用之物」，「萬勿再行遲緩」。此種重視，亦與道光皇帝深受其祖輩影響、尤為鍾情品茗相關。道光帝素以崇尚節儉、遠聲色著稱，故其御用瓷器一改乾隆時期之繁縟奢華，復歸雍正官窯之樸素清雅之風。

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