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乾隆三年六月二十五日，
「七品首領薩木哈，催總白世秀來說，太監高玉交……
五彩放大暗八仙天球樽一件……俱照樣燒造送來。
燒造完時，再將交出原磁器繳回，
仍交磁器庫……欽此。」
[a model of]
‘a large wucai tianqiu zun decorated with
the Eight Daoist Emblems was presented ...
[The Emperor decreed] Manufacture accordingly,
and return the original porcelain model
to the porcelain storeroom when it is done’.
74, 2009-2010, p. 23). Interestingly, Lam describes this mark as ‘... 再者，瓶底的釉下青花篆書年款，也是斷代為乾隆初
similar to the standard squarish seal mark of Yongzheng ..., but the 年的依據。林業強教授曾就乾隆年號款的樣式尋幽探
brushstrokes are more angular’. Lam estimates that this style of
seal mark was in use from approximately the 7th to the 35th year 微，而本拍品的年號款風格與他所指「第五類」最為
of the Qianlong Emperor’s 60-year reign. This would mean that 接近，詳見林氏所著〈Towards a Dating Framework for
the current vase was made during the tenure of the most revered
of all the supervisors of the Qing Imperial kilns, Tang Ying (1682- Qianlong Imperial Porcelain〉，載於《東方陶瓷學會
1756), under whose auspices some of the finest imperial porcelains 會刊》2009-2010 年 74 號刊頁 23。饒富興味的是，
were made.
林氏指這類年號款「……近似標準的篆書方形雍正
In addition, an early Qianlong date is suggested by a note in the 款……，惟其筆法更具棱角。」林氏估計，乾隆在
palace records which states that on the twenty-fifth day of sixth
month of Qianlong third year (1738): [a model of] ‘a large wucai 位的六十年間，這類篆書款樣式盛行於乾隆七年至
tianqiu zun decorated with the Eight Daoist Emblems 三十五年前後。由此可見，本拍品正是清代御窯廠
was presented ...[The Emperor decreed] Manufacture
accordingly, and return the original porcelain model to 督陶官中的佼佼者唐英任內之作（公元 1682 至 1756
the porcelain storeroom when it is done’. 年），御瓷中不少圭臬之作皆誕生於該時期。
乾隆三年六月二十五日，「七品首領薩木哈，催總白世秀
來說，太監高玉交……. 五彩放大暗八仙天球樽一件……… 此外，造辦處活計檔亦有記載：乾隆三年六月二十五
俱照樣燒造送來。燒造完時，再將交出原磁器繳回，仍交
磁器庫…….. 欽此。」 日，「七品首領薩木哈，催總白世秀來說，太監高玉
交……五彩放大暗八仙天球樽一件……俱照樣燒造送
Although the vessel mentioned in the records is described as
wucai, rather than doucai, it may nevertheless refer to the same type 來。燒造完時，再將交出原磁器繳回，仍交磁器庫……
of vessel as the current vase, and at the very least indicates that the
Qianlong Emperor commissioned the Eight Daoist Emblems to 欽此。」清檔無鬥彩品名，皆歸納於五彩一類，因此
be applied to tianqiuping at this early date. 此處所指可能即為此瓶。
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