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PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 清乾隆 白釉模印團壽紋長頸瓶
A FINE LARGE RELIEF-DECORATED ‘BAT 《大清乾隆年製》款
AND SHOU’ BOTTLE VASE
來源：
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
傳香港協聯拍賣，1990年代
the pear-shaped body rising from a straight foot to a tall
cylindrical neck, finely moulded to the exterior with four
stylised shou character medallions, each encircled by five
archaistic kui dragons, interspersed with flying bats in various
orientations, above a band of wavy lappets, the shoulder and
neck encircled by stiff plantain leaves, key-fret and ruyi bands,
bordered by further key-fret bands at the rim and foot, covered
overall in a transparent glaze pooling at the recesses, the base
inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue
39.2 cm, 15⅜ in.
PROVENANCE
Hong Kong Associated Auctioneers, 1990s, by repute.
HK$ 800,000-1,200,000
US$ 102,000-153,000

Crisply carved with an auspicious design of four shou Christie’s Hong Kong, 2nd November 1999, lot 528, and a third
character medallions, each surrounded by five archaistic kui time in our London rooms, 8th November 2017, lot 17; one of
dragons and bats hovering between them, this vase belongs baluster form, modelled with four handles at the shoulders
to a distinct group of carved porcelain wares of the Qianlong and decorated with a flower scroll, published in The Complete
reign. During the Qing dynasty, three types of white wares are Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Monochrome
recorded to have been produced: the traditional high-fired Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 239; and a pomegranate-
wares with a transparent glaze, first created during the Yongle form vase carved with a scrolling lotus and bat design, in the
reign of the Ming dynasty, which formed the majority of white National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum’s
wares; soft-paste type wares which were characterised by a exhibition Qingdai danse you ciqi tezhan [Special exhibition of
yellowish-ivory tinge; and Ding-type wares, which were fired monochrome glazed porcelain of the Qing dynasty], Taipei,
at a higher temperature than the original (see the catalogue 1981, cat. no. 64. Vases with incised marks include a baluster
to the exhibition Qing Imperial Monochromes. The Zande Lou vase with two deer head-shaped handles and carved on the
Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, p. 82). According to the archival body with cranes amongst clouds, from the collection of Dr
records, while some Ding-type wares produced duplicated Joseph and Donna Lee Boggs, sold in our London rooms, 7th
the colour, form and size of certain Ding wares of the Song November 2012, lot 110; another depicting a lotus pond with
dynasty, others only borrowed aspects of their predecessors egrets, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28th November 2012,
(ibid, p. 80). In creating these Ding-type wares, huashi replaced lot 2129; an archaistic hu vase carved with two confronting
kaolin, allowing the vessel to be fired at a lower temperature to phoenixes, included in the exhibition Monochrome Ceramics of
avoid warping of the material and to create a white glaze that Ming and Ch’ing Dynasties, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong
could be used for both objects imitating Ding wares as well as Kong, 1977, cat. no. 141; and a bottle vase decorated with a
contemporary design, such as the present piece. dragons striding amongst flames and waves, sold in these
rooms, 3rd October 2017, lot 3603.
Vases belonging to this Ding-type group were produced in
various forms and designs and were more commonly produced A slightly smaller soft paste vase of this design, but without a
with an impressed or incised reign mark; vases with impressed reign mark, was sold in our New York rooms, 31st March/3rd
marks include a pear-shape vase with flared neck, carved with April 2005, lot 129, and again in our London rooms, 10th
foliate lotus flowers, from the collection of Robert Chang, sold November 2017, lot 223.
in our London rooms, 10th December 1991, lot 280, again at

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