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in size from ‘one’ to ‘eight’. The National Palace Museum also has in its ໬≢଍卻ӳ卼Ƿ㮰 ⤔⽚ 卻㲞ᳰ厍 卼ǯ⯝ᛓ᪖ᐽ
collection a further twelve Jun bulb bowls of various forms, ranging in size
㐈⎏㟕⚨ᰚ⏟ᬘ卿㊃✙⻤㞏Ӳ㑷ᰚ⎏৅⏟⊶㙪卿ӻ଍
from ‘one’ to ‘nine’. Of these, four bear Qing dynasty location inscriptions.
ᄓᝳ㉓അഌᘒ㞜⌆ǯ
A lobed bulb bowl, size ‘four’ (ibid., pp. 118-9, no. 42) is inscribed:
‘Chonghuagong’ ( 㞒ⵖ༈ Palace of Cherished Glory) ‘Zhilanshi yong ( ⱐ
⼵ༀ⊇ for use in the Mansion of Irises and Orchids). A begonia-shaped झ࢈ᘢ༈Ԯᝳ୨׾⫭㵲㖅ἃ࣡㞒⎏⻤㞏㟕⚨஋ᰚ卿
bulb bowl, size ‘one’ (ibid., pp. 124-5, no. 45) is inscribed ‘Chonghuagong’
எ㇦Ƕᘢ༈⻦≢ഌ⡑厍㟕⚨Ԡ㛑Ƿ㮰 ⤔⽚ Ǯ
( 㞒ⵖ༈ Palace of Cherished Glory) ‘Shufangzhai yong’ ( ᷂ⱥ䁗⊇ for
use in the Lodge of Fresh Fragrance). The Lodge of Fresh Fragrance was 㮰 ⤔⽚ Ǯ㮰 ⤔⽚ ࣿ㮰 ⤔⽚
a favourite place for imperial leisure activities, where one of the palace 卻झ࢈厍 卼ǯݯԋՀ׾ἃǸӬǹໃᰚ卿Ӭ⩢㦔ߴǸẃ
theatres was located. Two hexagonal bulb bowls, both size ‘seven’ (ibid., pp.
⯓ǹǮǸᛌᏖᬆ⊇ǹ卿औӬ׾ߺ㯪Ǹ㱐ᇵᬆǹǮǸ㧩ᛌᝧ
128-131, nos. 47 and 48), bear the same inscriptions ‘Yangxindian’ ( 㱐ᇵ
ᬆ Hall of Mental Cultivation) ‘Mingchuang yong’ ( ᚺ⚖⊇ for use in the ྲྀ⊇ǹǯᙃ㵲⩧㈲卿߿㘚Ƕᘢ༈⻦≢ഌ⡑厍㟕⚨Ԡ㛑Ƿ
Study of Illumination). The Mingchuang was a study in the south-western 㮰 ⤔⽚ भݬᘘ㢙Իࢦ։झ࢈ᘢ༈⎏
part of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and was used by the Prime Minister
㟕⚨䀦㞜஋ᰚ卿㩶Իӳᙔᓽߪ⎏୨׾卿㱛Ӵݪᰚ৅⏟
during the Yongzheng reign.
㖅צ卿ݯԋՆ׾ംᙼ⚨㍩⅌⇷⡻㞏卿ݤᙼԱḺ⻤㞏卿
Another heavier circular version of a Jun bulb bowl with bluish glaze on
ᅴ᧙⯝ᛓ᪖ᐽ㐈⎏㟕⚨ᰚ㫥ऱǯझ࢈ᘢ༈प׾⎏ഌ
both interior and exterior is in the collection of Sir Percival David (inventory
number PDF A12) in this case bearing the numeral ‘two’. There are, ཎ⊐ǸӬǹ⯍ǸݨǹӶ✙ǯ᫉ം卿झ࢈ᘢ༈བᝳࢦՀ։
however, three more Jun bulb bowls of circular form with ‘drum-nail’ bosses ᆨ߰ӶӬ⎏㟕⚨ᰚ卿ݯഌཎլԢǸӬǹ⯍ǸԬǹԠ㧿卿
in the Percival David collection, which are of the same refined type as the
⋁ԋ୨׾ߴᝳ᳖ջᇌ࠼⎏༈ԋ㪀㉑஠㿽厍ݯӬᛓǸ୨ǹ
bulb bowls in the current sale and which also share with them the mottled
purplish exterior and opalescent blue interior. These are inventory number ໃᣥऑᰚ卿ߴᝳǸ㞒ⵖ༈ǹǮǸⱐ⼵ༀ⊇ǹໃ᧙卿எ㇦
PDF 35, which bears the numeral ‘five’; PDF A56, which bears number ‘seven’; ߿㘚ⶬה㮰 ⤔⽚ 厎ݯՀᛓǸ୨ǹໃᱡᣗᅴ
and PDF 34, which bears number ‘four’. The latter bulb bowl, which was
ᰚ卿ߴǸ㞒ⵖ༈ǹǮǸ᷂ⱥ䁗⊇ǹ᪪㍃卿எ㇦߿㘚ⶬה
formerly in the American De Forest collection, also bears Qing dynasty
inscriptions reading: ‘Yong’ansi’ ( ᭦໫ཀ Temple of Eternal Peace) and 㮰 ⤔⽚ 卿᷂ⱥ䁗ᛓ༈ݤᝬई᫆㘃⎏㙚፠Ԡ
‘Yuexindian yong’ ᄆᇵᬆ⊇ for use in the Hall of Heart’s Delight). There Ꮢ卿ݤ㉑Ꮘझ厎औᝳՀ׾ǸӮǹໃݪᣥᰚ卿㦔ߴǸ㱐ᇵ
are two more Jun ware bulb bowls in the collection of Sir Percival David
ᬆǹࣿǸᚺ⚖⊇ǹ᪪㍃卿எ㇦߿㘚ⶬה㮰 ⤔⽚
which bear incised inscriptions giving details of the location in which they
were used by the Qing emperors. A bracket-lobed bulb bowl, which bears ࣿ ǯᚺ⚖ᛓׅᙻ㱐ᇵᬆ㇛ࢶ⎏ᝧᏑ卿㫇᫈ჺ㧿
the numeral ‘seven’ (inventory number PDF 37) is inscribed ‘Yangxindian’ (㱐 ⊇ה㕘ᨉ⽔㍗ԿԠᏒǯ
ᇵᬆ Hall of Mental Cultivation) ‘Sui’anshi yong’ ( 㪪໫ༀ⊇ for use in the
Chamber of Accompanying Peace). The other David Collection Jun bulb
ഌ⣠ᇪ ೥ՔⅧ⻦Ӭ׾㙁௛㖅࣡㞒⎏ǸՀǹໃ㟕⚨஋
bowl with Qing location inscription is inventory number PDF 38, which
bears the numeral ‘nine’. This bulb bowl is begonia-shaped and is inscribed ᰚ卿଍㕇ݤംமᙼ഍⻤㞏卻㱦⻦⽚ 1%' " 卼ǯֿഌ
‘Yangxindian’ ( 㱐ᇵᬆ Hall of Mental Cultivation) ‘Mingchuang yong’ ( ᚺ ⣠ᇪⅧ⻦ԋབᝳӲ׾㟕⚨䀦㞜஋ᰚ卿ݯ৅⏟Ԡצ⯝
⚖⊇ for use in the Study of Illumination).
ᛓ᪖ᐽ㐈⎏Ӳ㑷ᰚӶ㙡അ㍯卿ӻऱ᧙ംᙼ⚨㍩⅌⇷
From the inscriptions noted above, it is clear that these Jun ware flower ⡻㞏ǮݤᙼԱḺ⻤㞏ǯݯӬߴǸՆǹໃ卻㱦⻦⽚ 1%'
vessels were used in some of the most important buildings and gardens of
卼厎ݯՀߴǸӮǹໃ卻㱦⻦⽚ 1%' 卼厎ݯӲߴǸ୨ǹ
the Inner Palace of the Forbidden City, as well as other areas that were used
by the Qing emperors. It is notable that the majority of the Jun ware bulb ໃ卻㱦⻦⽚ 1%' 卼卿᫉ԛ⧻இᇪ◙ᦼ卻%F 'PSFTU
bowls, flowerpots and planters preserved in the palace collections and in the DPMMFDUJPO卼⯠⻦卿଍ᄓᝳ᳖ջᇌ࠼⎏Ǹ᭦໫ཀǹǮǸቼ
Percival David collection, which bear Qing dynasty location inscriptions,
ᇵᬆ⊇ǹໃ᧙ǯഌ⣠ᇪ ೥Ⅷ⻦ԋ㚍ᝳݦ։㟕⚨Ӳ

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