Pale-yellow Ceramic Vase

This vase has a wide mouth and a thin neck. It tapers from its sloping shoulders to a round foot. On the foot is carved a seal with the date of manufacture that translates, “Made in Yongzheng period of Qing dynasty” This pale-yellow glaze (stibium oxide), used for firing ceramics for the first time in the Yongzheng period, is also called “egg-yoke” and is a little lighter than a true yellow glaze. In a book dated 1735, the ceramic manufacturing supervisor Tang Ying called it “western yellow.” Most of the Yongzheng era ceramics with light yellow glaze were small objects such as vases, plates, bowls, or dishes. With this light glaze, they look very elegant.
Yongzheng ceramics are famous for their pleasing shapes and delicate glazes. Reflecting the classical style in the Yongzheng period, this vase evolved from willow-leaf shaped vase of the Kangxi period (1662-1722).