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VARIOUS PROPERTIES 清乾隆 仿汝釉十字環帶紋天祿耳尊

3216 來源
香港蘇富比，2006年4月10日，拍品1624號
A RARE RU-TYPE GLAZED HU-FORM VASE
清代仿古風氣興盛，尤以乾隆朝為最。此壺的造型承襲自周
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE 代青銅器，乾隆年間記錄了清宮所藏青銅器的《西清古鑑》
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) 中，便有一尊與此例在造型上頗為類似 (圖一)。瑞士玫茵堂
珍藏中有一乾隆近似例，載於康蕊君著《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》
Of archaic hu-form, the vase is sturdily potted with an ovoid body 卷二，圖版873號。
rising from a splayed foot to a gently flaring mouth, the neck is
flanked by a pair of handles each in the form of a mythical animal,
tianlu. The exterior is moulded in relief with raised strapwork
centred by four diamond-shaped recesses. The vase is covered
overall in an even, greyish-blue Ru-type glaze, with the exception
of the foot rim covered by a brown dressing.
13 æ in. (34.8 cm.) high

HK$1,800,000-2,600,000 US$240,000-340,000

PROVENANCE

Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 10 April 2006, lot 1624

Archaism was a predominant theme in the arts of the Qing dynasty.
The Qianlong Emperors in particular, was a passionate proponent of
this trend, and had commissioned vessels in different media including
porcelain, jades and cloisonné to be modelled after archaic forms. The
current form is inspired by Western Zhou archaic bronze vessel, such
as the example illustrated by line drawing in Xiqing gujian, juan 8
(fig. 1). For a similar Qianlong-marked vase, see an example illustrated
by Reginal Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2,
London, 1994, no. 873.

fig. 1 Zhou Fu Ji zun, ‘zun made for Father Ji, Zhou
Dynasty’, illustrated in Xiqing gujian, juan 8

（圖一）周父己尊線描圖，載於《西清古鑑》卷八

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