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A wucai ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowl
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Rising from a recessed circular foot, the wide body rising to a lipped
rim, the cavetto with five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls and
phoenixes amidst floral and leafy vines, all beneath a band of ruyi-head
scrolls between auspicious Buddhist emblems, the interior with a central
dragon medallion with claws reaching for the flaming pearl amidst
clouds engulfed in flames.
14.8cm diam.
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000

清乾隆 五彩龍鳳紋碗 青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款
The particular decoration of a dragon and phoenix is inspired by Kangxi
period prototypes. The design was so successful that several later reigns
of the Qing Dynasty produced their own versions of this composition
with its brilliant distinctive styles. For an example of a Kangxi bowl,
see The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum:
Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Shanghai, 2007,
p.148, pl.136, and also a very similar dragon and phoenix bowl dated to
the Qianlong period, illustrated in ibid., p.172, pl.158; Another Qianlong
example is in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty:
The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003,
p.282.

此式碗源自康熙官窰器，龍鳳紋為御用瓷裝飾圖樣，寓意「龍鳳呈
祥」，之後各朝沿襲燒製。比較清宮舊藏一件康熙朝及乾隆朝例子，
其大小及裝飾與本碗幾近相同，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：五
彩，鬥彩》，上海，2007年，頁148及172，圖版136及158。另一件
同款器為南京博物院收藏，見《宮廷珍藏—中國清代官窰瓷器》，上
海，2003年，頁282。

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