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A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 清乾隆 青花纏枝四季花卉紋鼓式罐 六字篆書款
BARREL-FORM JAR
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE 來源
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) 香港佳士得，2012年5月30日，拍品3998號
The jar is sturdily potted in barrel shape with a flat base and 是件拍品形制多見於單色釉，且多鼓釘及雙耳模印裝飾。單色釉品種又
curved sides tapering at the mouth and foot rims. It is painted to 以青釉最為常見。同類器物中飾以青花者，可謂極為珍罕，市場所見例
the exterior in vibrant tones of blue with alternating lotus and 子已經微乎其微，同例可參考香港佳士得 2008 年 5 月 27 日拍賣一件，
chrysanthemum blooms borne on undulating leafy stems, between 拍品 1581 號。此外，美國波士頓美術館亦藏一見斷代康熙至乾隆的鼓
a ring of ruyi-heads and elaborate trefoil band, below a band of 形座墩，然此墩尺寸較大（高 25.1 公分，館藏編號：95.575），外部青
stylised crested and breaking waves near the mouth rim, all with a 花繪以纏枝蓮紋，亦見鼓釘裝飾，與是件拍品可謂頗為類似。
'heaping and piling' effect.
7 Æ in. (19.7 cm.) high, lacquer cover, Japanese wood box
HK$2,000,000-3,000,000 US$260,000-390,000
PROVENANCE
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 3998
Jars of this form in blue and white are extremely rare, as they are
more commonly found in monochrome glazes and applied with bands
of bosses and a pair of mask-form handles. For a nearly identical
Qianlong-marked blue and white barrel-form jar, see an example sold
at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1581. It is also interesting to
compare with a small blue and white garden barrel-form stool (25.1 cm.
high) dated to the Kangxi to Qianlong period in the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, illustrated in Cornelius Osgood, Blue and White Chinese
Porcelain-A Study of Form, New York, 1956, no. 56, which shares a
similar floral decoration but with the addition of applied bosses.

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