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崇聖御寶 - 詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮 ·阿爾斯多夫珍藏

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A SUPERB PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED WATER POT, TAIBAI ZUN 清康熙 豇豆紅釉太白尊 三行六字楷書款
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE 小口微侈，短頸溜肩，鼓腹圓滿，暗刻三團龍紋，外壁通體施
AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
豇豆紅釉，露口沿一圈白釉，色鮮質潤，瑰麗堂皇。
The domed body incised with three dragon roundels and covered with a glaze of rich
來源:
crushed strawberry-red tone in contrast to the white rim
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮．阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥，於1990年前入藏。
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) diam.
$150,000-250,000
此尊形制源自詩仙李白所用之酒罈。唐代詩人李白，字太
白，有酒仙之稱，歷代畫作常見其倚傍酒罈，器形與此尊如
PROVENANCE:
出一轍，故名太白尊。此尊又稱雞罩尊，因形似圈雞用之草
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
罩而得名。雞罩頂部設有細小開口，便於餵飼。
Emily Trevor及小John B. Trevor舊藏一例，於香港佳士得拍
Water pots of this form are known as taibai zun, after the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai,
who is often depicted leaning against a large wine jar of similar form. They are also 賣，2014年5月28日，拍品編號3301，釉色與本品不相伯仲。
known as jizhao zun because their shape resembles chicken coops that are woven with 紐約大都會藝術博物館亦藏一例，於紐約佳士得拍賣，2016
small openings at the top through which the chicks are fed. 年9月15日，拍品編號915。

A peachbloom water pot, also with very richly-colored raspberry-toned glaze, formerly
in the collections of Emily Trevor and John B. Trevor, Jr., was sold at Christie's Hong
Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3301. Another from the collection of The Metropolitan
Museum of Art was sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 915.

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