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The Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei Image courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing
台北國立故宮博物院藏 北京故宮博物院藏

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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN SIMULATED-CINNABAR-
LACQUER TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
The globular body supported on three short bulbous legs, with a pair
of upright curling handles at the sides, elaborately moulded all over
with various geometric and floral lattice patterns in imitation of cinnabar
lacquer, the underside with a chrysanthemum-shaped medallion,
carved with a six-character Qianlong zhuanshu mark in a line below the
rim, the interior covered with turquoise enamel, with a later Japanese
silver cover decorated with bamboo, box.
14.8cm (5 7/8in) wide (3).

HK$400,000 - 600,000
US$52,000 - 77,000

清乾隆 仿雕漆釉錦地三足爐 描金「大清乾隆年製」篆書款

A great lover of the arts, the Qianlong emperor’s reign saw an The present lot closely imitates imperial cinnabar lacquer incense
application of creative ingenuity combined with high technical burners, such as the one from the Qing Court Collection, Qianlong
capabilities in porcelain production to playfully recreate objects of seal mark and of the period, illustrated as part of a garniture in The
other media, like hardstones, bronze, cloisonné enamel, wood and Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer
lacquer, as exemplified by this lot. These ‘simulated’ wares reflect the Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2006, no.25; and the one
emperor’s penchant for interesting, innovative and luxurious pieces, illustrated by Lin Manli, Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors:
and the playful pleasure in admiring these unusual artefacts. Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1997,
pl.147.
Other examples of Qianlong period porcelain imitating cinnabar lacquer
are found in museum collections, including a bowl with a similar floral 乾隆時期正是清代社會發展的頂峰時期，製瓷業也因此步向了創造性
diaper ground from the Qing Court Collection in the Palace Museum 的階段，再加上乾隆帝愛好藝術，刺激了製瓷藝術的創新，從而出現
Beijing, illustrated in China’s Jingdezhen Porcelain Through the Ages, 了一些新穎、奇巧、造型千姿百態的革新品種，本器便是一例，其造
Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 1998, no.242. Compare also with a bowl and 型端莊規整，製作精緻，在素器上先雕出錦地，再施釉燒成，器型和
cover in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Empty 釉色十分逼真，絕對是一件令人愛不釋手的珍品。
Vessels, Replenished Minds: The Culture, Practice, and Art of Tea,
Taipei, 2000, p.161, no.139. Another bowl simulating cinnabar lacquer, 傳世品中的仿雕漆作品並不多見，故宮博物院清宮舊藏一件清乾隆仿
with a shou medallion on a lozenge diaper ground and a key-fret band 紅雕漆碗，見《中國歷代景德鎮瓷器》，北京，1998年，編號242；
below the mouth rim, Qianlong, is in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in 國立故宮博物院也藏一件乾隆仿雕漆紅釉銀裡蓋碗，見《也可以清
The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Nanjing, 2003, 心：茶器·茶事·茶畫》，台北，2000年，頁161，編號139。再參考
no.308. See also a porcelain model simulating a cinnabar lacquer 南京博物院藏一件乾隆仿雕漆紅釉萬壽紋碗，著錄於《中國清代官
sundial, also with diaper grounds on the exterior, Qianlong mark and 窯瓷器》，南京，2003年，編號308。更多例子請參見J.Ayers著，
period, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, 《Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection，Vol.2》，日內瓦，1999
Vol.2, Geneva, 1999, p.142, no.250; and see a simulated cinnabar 年，頁142，編號250；和耿寶昌著《明清瓷器鑑定》，北京，1993
lacquer lobed tray, Qianlong, illustrated by Geng Baocheng, Ming Qing 年，頁285，圖492。
ciqi jianding, Beijing, 1993, p.285, fig.492.
此爐模仿的剔紅香爐，可參考清宮舊藏一件清乾隆漆器例子，見《故
宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：清代漆器》，上海，2006年，編號25；也
見《和光剔采:故宮藏漆》，台北，1997年，圖版147。

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