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During the Empress Dowager Cixi’s tenure as Regent to her 體和殿為紫禁城內西六宮之一翊坤宮之後殿。光緒九年，為慶
son, Emperor Tongzhi, she mostly resided in the six palaces 祝慈禧太后五十大壽，儲秀宮及翊坤宮獲改建並打通，穿堂殿
located in the northwestern sector of the Forbidden City, 取名「體和殿」，牌匾亦於同年懸掛，故書「體和殿」款瓷器
one of which being the Tihedian (Hall of Manifest Harmony).
Special porcelains were commissioned by the Empress 應是光緒九年以後由景德鎮御窯廠專為慈禧太后而製。
Dowager and produced specifically for several of these palaces 參考兩對礬紅「體和殿製」款花盆，一對尺寸較大（直徑 50.8
from the Tongzhi or early Guangxu period, many of which
bearing the name of their destination, as is the case of the 公分）圓花盆為諾斯洛普·格魯門公司珍藏，售於紐約佳士得，
present lot. For a discussion on these porcelains, refer to two 2011 年 9 月 15-16 日拍賣，拍品 1599 號，及一對尺寸較小售於
articles by Ronald W. Longsdorf, ‘Dayazhai Ware: Empress 巴黎佳士得拍賣，2011 年 12 月 14 日拍賣，拍品 209 號。再可
Dowager Porcelain’, Orientations, March 1992, p. 56 and ‘The 比較兩對「大雅齋」款之相似例，一對為澄園山房舊藏，2018
Imperial Tongzhi Wedding Porcelain’, Orientations, October 年 3 月 22 日於紐約佳士得拍賣，拍品 617 號，另有一對 Ronald
1996, pp. 67-70.
W. Longsdorf 珍藏，售於香港佳士得，2008 年 12 月 3 日，拍品
Compare to two pairs of jardinières also bearing iron-red 2201 號。
Tihedian zhi marks: a pair of larger rounded jardinières
(50.8 cm. diam.) from the Northrop Grumman Corporation
Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 15-16 September 2011,
lot 1599, and a pair of smaller size (13 cm.) sold at Christie’s
Paris, 14 December 2011, lot 209. See further similar pairs with
Dayazhai marks from the Studio of the Clear Garden sold at
Christie’s New York, 22 March 2018, lot 617, and a pair from
the collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf, sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 3 December 2008, lot 2201.
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