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A VERY RARE LACQUERED AND ENAMELLED YIXING
STONEWARE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong
The compressed globular body finely moulded as a chrysanthemum,
flanked by a pointed spout and ‘C’-shaped handle, the exterior
decorated with alternating wan symbols, ruyi-heads, bats and floral
sprays, all lacquered red and picked out in gilt outlines above a dark
blue ground, the base with a probably later red-lacquered Qianlong
four-character kaishu mark.
17.5cm (6 7/8in) wide (2).

HK$250,000 - 400,000
US$32,000 - 52,000

清乾隆 紫泥髹漆描金花卉蝠紋瓜棱壺

The tradition of Yixing wares commissioned by the court first began 瓜棱形壺身，短直流，正耳把，瓜棱形蓋，寶珠鈕，棱瓣形圈足。紫
in the Ming dynasty, however it was the subsequent Qing emperors 泥作胎，蓋與腹壁髹以藍漆為地色，繪描金粉彩蓮花蝙蝠雜寶紋，以
who prized purple clay teapots, building up a collection of stunning 金彩勾勒紋飾，並施以紅、黃、藍等彩填充。壺鈕，壺口沿及圈足均
Yixing teapots of all variety of form and decoration. The present lot 飾金彩。壺底圈足內罩黑漆一層，並以紅彩作「乾隆年製」四字楷書
is similar to a gilt-lacquered and enamelled Yixing teapot, gilt-incised 款，從底款制式來看，或為後加款。
Qianlong six-character mark and period, one of a pair, illustrated by
Geng Baochang, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace 以髹漆裝飾的宜興紫砂壺始於明代，清雍正年間清宮造辦處工匠將髹
Museum: Purple Sandy Ware, Shanghai, 2008, pp.34-35, no.27; like 器工藝運用至紫砂壺上，以供宮廷使用。宜興窯雖然是江蘇的地方窯
most lacquered Yixing wares, the Palace Museum teapot was kept 口，但仍然皇室的重視。至乾隆時期，宮中使用的宜興紫砂壺通常是
in the Yangxindian or Hall of Mental Cultivation and Qianqinggong or 成套或成對燒製。此類瓜棱壺責是在宜興燒胎，然後呈入宮廷由造辦
Palace of Heavenly Purity. It is noted that the Palace Museum example 處分別進行髹漆、描金、彩畫並書款，其款識的書寫格式與御用官窯
was first potted and fired in Yixing, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and then 瓷器是完全相同的。此瓜棱壺雖然髹漆及粉彩彩繪方式與宮廷一致，
lacquered, enamelled and gilt within the Palace: See Wang Jianhua, 但以黑漆髹地並以紅彩寫款則較為少見，或為後加款。
Yixing Zisha Wares in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2007, p.64. Wang
also states that these Yixing teapots were produce for imperial use and 清宮養心殿舊藏一對清乾隆紫泥綠地描金瓜棱壺，但底部未髹漆，鈐
were made in sets or as pairs. 金彩「大清乾隆年製」六字篆書款，見耿寶昌，《故宮博物院藏文物
珍品大系：紫砂器》，上海，2008年，頁34-35，編號27。參看北京
The chrysanthemum-form (also referred to as melon-form) of both 故宮博物院藏另一件清乾隆瓜棱壺，底部鈐「陳殷尚製」四字篆書
the Palace Museum example and the present lot required high 款，見同著錄，頁53，圖版40。
precision in executing the segments to simulate floral or plant shapes,
demonstrating the exceptional technical excellence achieved by the
potters during the Qianlong period.