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A GREEN AND YELLOW-GLAZED ‘BIRDS AND PEACH’ BOWL A FINE PUCE-ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE ‘EIGHT
Jiaqing seal mark and of the period IMMORTALS’ BOWL
Well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapering foot, the Daoguang seal mark and of the period
exterior finely incised and glazed in green, depicting birds in flight Well potted with wide rounded sides, supported on a tapered foot,
amidst fruiting peach trees and flowering branches issuing from painted on the exterior in underglaze blue with the Eight Daoist
rockwork above grass, below a single green band at the mouth rim, all Immortals holding their attributes and riding on various sea creatures
on a rich yellow ground stopping neatly at the foot, the concave base or plants across puce-enamelled crested waves, the interior with a
with a six-character zhuanshu seal mark in black enamel. central medallion enclosing Shoulao, the God of Longevity, beside a
12.3cm (4 7/8in) diam. deer, the base with a six-character zhuanshu seal mark, wood stand.
22.6cm (8 7/8in) diam. (2).
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000 HK$150,000 - 200,000
US$19,000 - 26,000
清嘉慶 黃地綠彩花鳥紋盌 「大清嘉慶年製」篆書款
清道光 青花胭脂紅八仙過海紋盌 青花「大清道光年製」篆書款
The design on the present bowl is in direct continuation to similar
bowls produced during the Qianlong reign, drawing inspiration The Eight Immortals is a group of legendary Daoist deities, which
from similarly decorated bowls made in the Jiajing reign period; the includes Lu Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao, Han
popularity of the design is further demonstrated in their production in Xiangzi, Zhong Liquan, Li Tieguai and Cao Guojiu.
the Guangxu period; see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains Plain Tricoloured The scene depicted on the present lot is that of ‘The Eight Immortals
Porcelains, Shanghai, 2009, pls.86, 108, 113 and 119. Crossing the Sea’. Legend has it that the Eight Immortals were en
route to attend the Gathering of the Peaches of Immortality when
A similar green and yellow-glazed bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and period, they encountered an ocean, necessitating each of the Immortals to
was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 11-12 September 2012, lot 31; and exercise their individual ability to traverse the vast body of water. The
another was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1774. Chinese proverb of Ba Xian guohai, gexian shentong is derived from
this legend, representing the moral teaching that for a plan to succeed,
盌口外撇，深腹，圈足，腹部黃釉為地，以綠彩繪花鳥紋飾，外底書 each individual is required to do his part.
「大清嘉慶年製」六字三行篆書款。
A similar puce-enamelled and blue and white ‘Eight Immortals’ bowl,
黃地綠彩，系以氧化鉛為助熔劑的低溫鐵黃色釉為地，以銅綠色彩在 Daoguang seal mark and period, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5
暗刻好的紋飾上施以彩繪。其紋飾繼承明代黃地綠彩花鳥盌，其份風 April 2017, lot 3706.
格後朝亦有仿製，明嘉靖一例，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：雜
釉彩、素三彩》，上海，2009年，圖版86、108、113及119。 敞口，弧腹，圈足。外壁胭脂紅飾海水紋，青花繪八仙。盌內底繪壽
星。胭脂紅為釉上彩，雍正一朝創燒成功，唐英於《陶成紀事碑》中
蘇富比紐約曾售出類似一例，2012年9月11-12日，拍品31；另見香 稱其為「新製西洋紫色」，而青花胭脂紅彩瓷於乾隆以後開始流行。
港佳士得售出一例，2008年5月27日，拍品編號1774。 八仙故事唐、宋以來多有記載，故後來有「八仙過海，各顯神通」的
說法。有詩記載：「萬歲蟠桃海上栽，得道鹿骨換仙胎。蓬萊閬苑三
千遠，時有群仙獻壽來。鐘離點石把扇搖，果老騎驢走趙橋。洞賓背
劍清風客，國舅瑤池品玉簫。采和手執雲楊板，拐李先生得道高。仙
姑敬奉長生酒，湘子花籃獻蟠桃。」
參看香港蘇富比售出一例，2017年4月5日，拍品3706。
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