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Subtly moulded with a ruyi rim and opulently pencilled in
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此盤口沿浮雕細膩，描金畫銀，更添華麗，展現十八
gilding and silver with auspicious motifs, the current basin is 世紀景德鎮御陶工凝練革新之卓著成就，盡顯乾隆帝
extremely rare and serves as a testament to the aesthetic and 對慕古之情。青釉燒造，初見於宋，宋朝伊始，便為
technological achievement in the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen
in the 18th century, as well as the Qianlong Emperor’s par- 世人所鍾愛。單是宋代一朝，已見南宋瓷匠致力承襲
ticular reverence towards China’s glorious history. Ceramics 北宋之風，延續此瑩澈如秋水碧玉之御瓷美色。歷朝
with celadon glazes have been held in such high esteem since 歷代巧思層出，敬而效之，比比皆是。至清雍正一朝，
the beginning of their production in the Song dynasty and 此等釉色再現於世，並不常見，多以小件為主，兼飾
even within the Song dynasty alone there was evidence of a 浮雕者，如此盤口上所見，則更只偶有見之。十八世
continuation of imperial taste and style from the Northern 紀，景德鎮御窰所出素胎，土色潔淨純白，匠人配此
to Southern Song dynasties. By virtue of this longstanding
admiration towards the celadon colour, new ways were ever 清透釉色，更顯精美異常，創出甚受帝王青睞，賞心
developed to replicate the superb clear bluish-green tone 悅目之作。器採如意花口，妙添金銀細線作勾勒，以
and by the Yongzheng reign in the Qing dynasty particularly, 寶相花、拐子龍，暗自呼應傳統錯金銀工藝，藉此追
the technique was revived and employed on smaller pieces – 源溯流，更溢古風。
though very rarely coupled with relief decoration as seen on
the current example. The high quality of the raw materials and 盤內及身飾滿祥瑞圖案，口沿玲瓏別緻，正合乾隆喜
technological advancements developed at the imperial kilns
at Jingdezhen during the 18th century undoubtedly enabled 好吉祥紋飾之意。除如意主題外，盤身巧綴蓮花、瑞
potters to develop innovative approaches aligned with the 蝠、石磬，寓意福壽連年、洪福齊天。
emperors’ preferences, and to combine contemporary ruyi
motifs with archaic themes, such as the use of silver and gild- 如斯造型及飾紋之盤例屈指可數，未見著錄。參考乾
ing to imitate earlier gold and silver-inlaid bronzes. 隆粉青地描金瓶例，飾滿如意及仿古紋飾，其一天民
The carefully planned arrangement of motifs, opulently 樓舊藏御製詩掛瓶，售於香港蘇富比 2019 年 4 月 2 日，
detailed in gilding and silver, however, is far from one of mere 編號 15，另見青地描金獸耳瓶一對 , 售於香港蘇富比
aesthetic value – the repeated use of the ruyi motif, as well 2010 年 4 月 10 日，編號 1803A。
as the combination of auspicious emblems are a response to
the Emperor’s infatuation with portents of good fortunes. The
central design of a shou medallion on the interior, combined
with the friezes of bats suspending wan symbols and chimes,
forms the wish for ‘boundless longevity and happiness as high
as the sky’.
It is extremely rare to find a Qianlong gilt and silver-decorated
basin and no identical example appears to be recorded. See
an imperial inscribed wall vase, and a pair of vases, similarly
detailed in gilding with ruyi and archaistic motifs, sold in these
rooms, 2nd April 2019, lot 15, from the Tianminlou collection
and 7th April 2010, lot 1803A respectively.
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