Red-glazed Lute-shaped Zun Vessel, Lang Ware

Red glaze as such is named after Lang Tingji, the ceramics supervisor at Jingdezhen who created the glaze resembling “ox blood” in the Kangxi reign. The quality of the glaze is fine, even, and thick, giving the zun a bright and shiny appearance. Because the glaze on the mouth of the zun flows downward, it is thin and transparent, revealing the white porcelain underneath. The characteristics of this work are representative of Kangxi-era Lang ceramics.