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A PAIR OF GILT-LACQUER VASES 清十八世紀初 木胎漆金福壽連綿海棠式瓶一對
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
of quatrefoil section, the bulbous body rising to a waisted neck
and an upturned rim, splendidly lacquered in gold, each lobed
side decorated in low relief with an ornate lotus scrollwork
enclosing a peach, a wan symbol and a descending bat, the
neck adorned with a frieze of archaistic plantain leaves
28 cm, 11 in.

HK$ 350,000-450,000
US$ 44,600-57,500

This sumptuous pair of vases splendidly lacquered in gold 本對海棠式瓶通體髹金漆，華麗炫目，深受清廷青睞。器
and encapsulates the opulence of the Qing court. The design 腹裝飾中西合璧，於西洋花卉卷草紋上巧妙融入傳統吉祥
successfully fuses the auspicious motifs of bat, wan symbol
紋飾：蝙蝠、萬字紋及壽桃。此瓶與洛可可建築風格之圓
and peach with elements derived from Western art, evident in
明園可謂異曲同工，均西為中用，以滿足清帝對異域風情
the intertwined scrolling leaves on the lower body. This echoes
the Rococo architectural components that adorned European 之探求，又以彰顯其要為天下共主之雄心。
style palace buildings of the Yuanming yuan, created to satisfy
同類瓶所見甚少，北京故宮博物院藏一例，與本品相近，
the Emperor’s lavish taste for the exotic as well as his desire to
be seen as a universal ruler. 器腹作四淺浮開光，內飾賞石花卉圖，外飾蝙蝠紋及八
寶紋，錄於《中國漆器全集》，卷6，福州，1993年，圖
Related vases of this type are rare, although one of similar
shape in the Palace Museum, Beijing, decorated in low-relief 版153。
with a panel on each quatrefoil section depicting rockworks
and vegetation, surrounded by bats and ‘Eight Buddhist 此類紋樣之海棠式瓶亦見諸於雕漆作品，可見一乾隆朝
Emblems’, is illustrated in Zhongguo qiqi quanji [Complete 例，開光內飾山水人物，貯於台北國立故宮博物院，刊於
series on Chinese lacquer], vol. 6, Fuzhou, 1993, pl. 153. 《故宮漆器特展目錄》，台北，1981年，編號62；紐約佳
Compare also other carved lacquer vases of quatrefoil form, 士得曾售一例，2000年9月21日，編號68，後又售於香港
attributed to the Qianlong period, including one decorated with 蘇富比2015年4月7日，編號3735；此外，另見一近例，
figures and landscape within panels, in the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum’s Special Exhibition of 售於倫敦蘇富比2017年11月8日，編號51。
Palace Lacquer Objects, Taipei, 1981, cat. no. 62; another sold
蝙蝠及萬字紋飾之組合，巧取雙關語意，含「洪福」、「
at Christie’s New York, 21st September 2000, lot 68, and again
in these rooms, 7th April 2015, lot 3735; and a third example 萬福」及「福到」之意。又與仙桃紋飾組合，傳達「福壽
sold in our London rooms, 8th November 2017, lot 51. 雙全」之祝願。
The motif of descending bats with wan (swastika) symbols
suggest a number of auspicious puns, such as hongfu (vast
blessings), wanfu (ten thousand blessings), and fudao
(‘blessings have arrived’). Together with peaches, the fruit
of immortality, the overall composition conveys the wish for
blessings and longevity.

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