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Fig. 1 Famille Verte Stembowl and Cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period,
Musée Guimet, Paris. © RMN-Grand Palais/Thierry Olliver/Art Resource, NY
㕬♧ 幢䐁擳 ❀䕙㡽呠秙넞駈覈渧 し繡⽈暟긭 䊼랫
© RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Ollivier / Art Resource, NY

The re! ned potting and restrained soft The present example is the only one known 劥ㅷ넞駈覈渧㐼䕎畮蛅蒀锅厬꧉䕥곏䐁
enamels of this stembowl exemplify the best with its complete original cover. The only other 擳劊儻劍兞䗞ꔩ谁⻠荬䪮ꧪ搂䎃妵⡎鋅櫙
qualities of Jingdezhen artistry of the late known example with a cover, but with a later ⻠鸤鑌넞馄〳䲀倬⛇捀䖶欽罜醢㡽呠㺲
Kangxi period. Although it is unmarked, the replaced ! nial, is from the collection of Ernest 䠑Ꟁ欰㢵㡽佦劥渧䧴捀顭㡽⛓狲
! neness of the craftsmanship indicates that it Grandidier in the Musée Guimet, Paris (coll. no.
僈幢Ⰽ劊涽䋷⿻涽㣖たⰙ⼧♬⼧Ⱄ⼧㡽
was made with the imperial family in mind. The G 3493) and illustrated in Oriental Ceramics,
鴇呔㢫ꥑꅾ娜儘侸ヰ発䌏搂侸⭑䒭渿
painted peaches, a conventional emblem of Tokyo, 1981, vol. 7, pl. 154 ( g. 1).
㣐⚛醢ぐ䒭狲ㅷ䧴捀顀ㅷ䧴⣘颣颟捀
immortality, further suggest that the stembowl
Other stembowls of this type without their 彋⪔䐁擳Ⱉ⼧㣐㡽兞䗞ꔩ㣐ꆀ醢櫙傍倴Ⰽ
was intended as a birthday gift.
covers included one from the Qing Court 䎃⛓⵹⤑Ꟛ㨥敯醢♬⼧㣐㡽❠㿂㥶僽搭䐁
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, major festivals Collection in the Nanjing Museum is illustrated 擳䋷倴♬⼧娔㡽鴇⵹♲⦐剢꽙䄶
were held for the 60th, 70th, and 80th in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi,
birthdays of the emperor and the emperor’s Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 劥ㅷ⿻湱鵜⛓渧⢿秙귇ⰨꟀ㡽㺲䠑䊫䊨礶
mother. These celebrations could last for 1995, pl. 25; and a second one from the Qing 醢䥰捀涽㣖た䧴䐁擳䋷Ⱉ⼧㣐㡽䨾醢❠䧴
捀䐁擳♬⼧蠝㡽䣔Ⱙ罜醢卌噠䓽剎竤鎹鶤鑪
weeks and involved numerous banquets, Court Collection in the Palace Museum, Beijing
䪡櫙㐼鑬鋅շArts of Asiaո⽷40管贫5
performances, and processions, as well as included in Gugong bowuyuan cang: gu taoci
gifts made for the emperor to receive and ziliao xuan cui [Palace Museum Collection: 2010䎃9 10剢갤106 117
to bestow in Beijing. So many porcelains Selected Material on Ancient Ceramics], vol. 姽겳넞駈渧䌟覈罏噲縂劥ㅷ捀湡⵹⫦濼䌟⾲覈
were required for the Kangxi emperor’s 60th II, Beijing, 2005, pl. 52; and another stem ⾲ꈈ⢿ꤑ劥ㅷ㢫⫦〥鋅♧䌟覈⢿搭Ⱖ覈
birthday (1713) that the Jingdezhen kilns had bowl from the Porzellansammlung, Dresden
ꈈ捀䖕䳖ⴀ荈 Ernest Grandidier 佐询植询
to start producing the works more than two was exhibited in Ausstellung Chinesischer
䊼랫し繡⽈暟긭긭询管贫G3493㕬鯺倴
years in advance; the same was true for his Kunst, Berlin, 1929, cat. no. 1022; one from the շOriental Ceramicsո 匌❩1981䎃⽷ 7
70th birthday (1723), which he missed by only collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner sold 㕬晝154㕬♧
three months. in our London rooms, 7th June 1994, lot 379;
and another sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th 〥〳⿮罌侸湱겳搂覈⢿♧⢿捀幢㹨莍询
Given the ‘longevity’ theme and superb
May 2006, lot 1428. 植 㶸 倴 ⽂ ❩ ⽈ 暟 ꤎ  鯺 倴 շ 幢 櫙 蟌 棇 : 幢 ➿
quality of this stembowl and those of its type, 䐁꧚✝㸽瓡櫙㐼ո껻度⚥俒㣐㷸俒暟긭
they were probably commissioned for the
껻度1995䎃㕬晝25⻍❩佦㹨⽈暟ꤎ植
Dowager Empress or Emperor Kangxi on
询♧⢿❠㿂幢㹨莍询鯺倴շ佦㹨⽈暟ꤎ
the occasion of their 60th birthdays (1673
询 : 〢 ꤲ 櫙 须 俲 鼇 蟌 ո  ⽷ 2 ⻍ ❩  2005
and 1713, respectively), or in anticipation of
䎃  㕬 晝 52 〥 鋅 ♧ ⢿  植 㶸 倴 䗞 稡 倛 갾
the emperor’s 70th birthday (1723). Peter Y.
Porzellansammlung 剎 㾝 շ Ausstellung
K. Lam documents exceptional porcelains
Chinesischer Kunstո厣卌1929䎃管贫
produced for these events in ‘Myriad Longevity
1022❠鋅♧⢿ⴀ荈 Harry Garner 昽㡦⟺
without Borders: Some Qing Imperial Birthday
⮸佐询㈒倴⧍侚豤㺢嫲 1994䎃6剢7傈管
Ceramics from Hong Kong Collections’, Arts of
贫379ⱄ鋅♧⢿㈒倴껻度⢕㡦䖤2006䎃5
Asia, vol. 40, no. 5, September - October 2010,
剢30傈管贫1428
pp. 106-117.
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