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A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 清乾隆 粉彩五子登科圖盌一對 This rare pair of bowls is sensitively painted in famille-rose educated elite to raise sons that could preserve the literary

‘BOYS’ BOWLS 《乾隆年製》款 enamels with a lively and playful depiction of boys in a prestige and intellectual status of the family.
SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG garden. The charming scene reflects the Jingdezhen potters’ Despite the popularity of this subject, bowls of this design
confidence with the famille-rose palette, which they used to painted in famille-rose enamels are very rare and no other
each painted on the exterior with a continuous scene depicting 來源： successfully capture the different textures of the design: from closely related example appears to have been published. Three
five boys, including two holding lanterns, all below a gilt rim, 歐洲私人收藏 the loose clothing of the boys, to the ragged rockwork and Qianlong mark and period bowls painted with a procession of
the interior and base enamelled turquoise, the latter centred 倫敦佳士得2012年5月15日，編號337 their animated poses and joyful expressions. boys celebrating the Lantern Festival, were sold at Christie’s
with an iron-red four-character seal mark reserved on white
15 cm, 5⅞ in. The depictions of children playing outdoors was a popular Hong Kong, the first, 1st October 1992, lot 994, the second,
theme on porcelain during the Qianlong period. Representing 31st October 1994, lot 659, and 2nd November 1999, lot 552,
PROVENANCE 此對盌施粉彩，於器身繪五子登科圖，筆意精微，稚 the wish of many virtuous sons, the festive and joyous nature and the third, 27th November 2007, lot 1764.
A European private collection. 趣盎然。童子衣衫寬綽，神態栩栩，圖中景象呼之欲 of this subject made it ideal on object commissioned by the Images of boys playing in a garden are more commonly found
Emperor to be presented as gifts and tributes on the occasion
Christie’s London, 15th May 2012, lot 337. 出，可見景德鎮陶匠運用粉彩已駕輕就熟。 on vases, such as two famille-rose vases and a small jar with
of festivities. The boys on these bowls are depicted merrily continuous scenes of boys, from the Qing court collection
乾隆朝瓷器常飾嬰戲園中。此類題材寓意子孫昌盛， playing with lanterns and some carrying objects connected and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of
HK$ 7,000,000-9,000,000 所飾器物尤宜慶典場合進獻天子。現例所飾童子或提 with scholarly pursuits and auspiciousness. A boy carries a Treasures in the Palace Museum. Porcelains with Cloisonne
US$ 905,000-1,170,000 燈籠，或抱盆卉，或持如意，或握筆硯，皆蘊文雅、 ruyi sceptre, another a brush and a third a jardinière. A popular Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong,
祥瑞之氣。自明代以來，嬰戲紋飾多作童子仿效大人 theme from the Ming dynasty onwards, depictions of children 1999, pls 87, 91, 92.
imitating adults revelated the intense ambition among the
舉止，反映書香門第之願，寄望子孫延續家門榮光。
嬰戲題材雖興，然以粉彩繪於盌上卻屬珍罕，乃無類
例見載。惟尋三例，乾隆年款，繪童子賀元宵佳節，
皆售於香港佳士得，其一，1992年10月1日，編號994，
其二，先後於1994年10月31日，編號659，及1999年11
月2日，編號552，其三，2007年11月27日，編號1764。
園中嬰戲圖多飾於瓶，可比較粉彩瓶二例及小罐一
Marks
例，器身一周繪童子嬉戲，清宮舊藏，仍貯北京，錄
於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集．琺瑯彩．粉彩》，
香港，1999年，圖版87、91-92。