唐珍收藏
拍品编号：0008
估价：GBP150,000—250,000
成交价：519,000
拍卖时间：2019-11-06 上午10:30
拍卖地点：伦敦
拍卖公司：伦敦蘇富比
简介：A VERY RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE， FAMILLE-ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED 'BOYS MEDALLION' VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
finely potted with an elegant pear-shape body sweeping from a short foot to a tall slender neck with everted rim， decorated with three round white medallions to the body， each delicately enamelled with boys at play， all between stylised foliage bearing large lotus blossoms rendered in rich tones of cobalt blue and gilt highlights， the neck embellished with bands of pendant ruyi heads and overlapping lappets， the shoulder encircled by stylised floral blooms， bordered by a band of foliage at the rim and a lotus scroll to the foot， inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue against a turquoise-ground
Condition Report
There are some light rubbing and wear to the gilding， and a small three-point glaze crack to the base.
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Cataloguing
Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc， III （d. 1978）.
Christie's New York， 21st September 1995， lot 260.
史蒂芬•琼肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
纽约佳士得1995年9月21日，编号260
Catalogue Note
Exquisitely painted with two lively scenes of boys playing against a luxuriant underglaze-blue and gilt lotus scroll， this vase is an archetypal example of imperial porcelain made in the Qianlong reign. Each figurative roundel is meticulously painted， and the craftsmen has skilfully captured the children's carefree spirit through their joyful expressions and animated poses. Depictions of boys at play， which represent the wish for many sons， proliferated on porcelain during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor， as he was particularly fond of auspicious and amusing designs.
Yingxitu （pictures of boys at play） and baizitu （pictures of hundred boys） are intimately connected with the strong desire for male offspring， who would perform ancestral sacrifices and thus endure the continuation of the family line. Depictions of children in gardens became an established painting genre in the Song dynasty （960-1279）， and by the Ming period （1368-1644） boys were depicted engaged in activities that also conveyed auspicious messages or that impersonated adult aspirations. The two scenes on this vase depict the boys playing with goldfish and butterflies， which represent prosperity， wealth and longevity. Goldfish （jinyu） are homophonous with the word for gold （jin） and jade （yu）， and together with lotus and boys they convey the wish liannian youyu （May you continuously have plenty year after year）. Butterflies on the other hand are symbolic of longevity， and often appear on contemporary paintings and woodblock illustrations， such as the anonymous album leaf from the collection of Charles Lang Freer， now in the Freer Sackler Gallery Galleries， Smithsonian Institution， Washington D.C.， accession n. F1909.244K.
The two figurative roundels on this vase are set against a lotus scroll embellished with gilt reminiscent of cloisonné enamel ware， where the different enamels are separated by fine copper wires. While this technique was seldom used， it is found on a much larger hexagonal vase similarly decorated with boys in panels， sold in our Hong Kong rooms， 7th April 2015， lot 3616. See also a Qianlong mark and period perfumier with butterflies in underglaze-blue and overglaze gilt， in the Palace Museum Beijing， illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum： Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains and Plain Tricoloured Porcelains， Shanghai， 2009， pl. 143.
While no other closely related vase appears to have been published， vases painted with figurative cartouches are known； a Qianlong mark and period vase with boys against a yellow ground， in the Palace Museum， Beijing， is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum： Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration， Hong Kong， 1999， pl. 27； a lobed vase with the panels against a celadon ground， is illustrated in Sekai tōji zenshū/ Catalogue of World's Ceramics， vol. 12， Tokyo， 1956， pl. 90； and another was sold in our Hong Kong rooms， 29th November 1977， lot 165.
本瓶纹饰刻划两小儿嬉戏，描金莲纹华丽雍雅，实乃乾隆御瓷佳例。纹饰绘工精细，传神捕捉小儿生动神态，乾隆喜爱吉祥纹饰，如本瓶之婴戏图瓷器，亦流行于乾隆年间。
婴戏图及百子图，与重生男丁，以延续血脉之传统有关。宋代开始，刻划小儿嬉戏于庭院间之纹饰开始广泛流行，时至明代，纹饰又再演变，以画中小儿活动增添吉祥寓意，融合长辈心愿。小儿戏金鱼，寓意连年有余，蝴蝶，则祝愿长寿，见于同期书画及木刻，比较一幅佚名例，出自Charles Lang Freer收藏，现藏于Freer Sackler Gallery，Smithsonian Institution，华盛顿D.C.，馆藏编号F1909.244K。
本瓶厚施描金，以仿掐丝，后者以铜丝分隔颜彩。如本瓶之描金纹饰甚为罕见，可参考一件清乾隆青釉浮雕吉庆有余青花描金粉彩婴戏图八方瓶，尺寸远较本瓶为大，售于香港苏富比2015年4月7日，编号3616。北京故宫博物院收藏一例，乾隆年器并款，饰釉下青花描金蝴蝶纹饰，载于《故宫博物院藏文物珍品大系．杂釉彩．素三彩》，上海，2009年，图版143。
本瓶珍稀，据现时记载并无他例可比，唯可比较其他开光人物纹饰瓶例，北京故宫博物院收藏一黄地瓶例，乾隆年器并款，图载于《故宫博物院藏文物珍品大系．珐琅彩．粉彩》，香港，1999年，图版27；另比一例，图载于《世界陶磁全集》，卷12，东京，图版90；另一例售于香港苏富比1977年11月29日，编号165。
拍品分类：陶瓷>清代青花瓷器
拍卖会：2019年11月拍卖会
拍卖专场：皇家瓷器-私人收藏
预展时间：2019年11月4日-5日
预展地点：伦敦
