清雍正 青花花鳥紋雙耳扁壺 《大清雍正年製》款

la panse quasi-circulaire de section ovale, le col fin flanqué de deux anses arquées, les deux côtés peints en bleu de cobalt profond de plusieurs compositions de fleurs et d'oiseaux, représentant un étourneau perché sur une branche fleurie mêlée d'une tige de bambou, entouré de prunus d'une côté et de poires de l'autre, entre des rinceaux feuillagés, le col rehaussé de bambous et d'une marque à six caractères sous le bord, la base réservée; restauration

1922年前得自中國
後家族傳承

There is a break around the entire neck where the neck joins the body and it was reattached in the past (visible in the catalogue illustration). Both handles are broken where they join the neck and where they join the shoulders and reattached in the past (visible in the catalogue illustration). There is light scratching to the glaze around the body of the vase and particularly to the centre of one side and the lower part of the same side. The base is unglazed and has a ca. 12cm long firing crack running along one side and curving around the base. There is some wear around and a pin-point imperfection to the rim. There are also scattered pin-point imperfections around the body of the vase. The vase very slightly leans to one side. The underglaze blue is of a beautiful more varied and darker blue tone, the white a clearer tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

本品造型紋飾清麗典雅，可溯一明代永樂雛型。永樂雛型之近例甚罕，現時僅知一器，出自大維德爵士典藏，現存於倫敦大英博物館，圖見康蕊君及Jessica Harrison-Hall，《Chinese Ceramics. Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection》，倫敦，2009年，編號28，圖版61。如此型飾之雍正例，亦僅止數器，其一出自Richard de la Mare及玫茵堂舊藏，曾售於倫敦蘇富比1974年4月2日，編號369，最近一次易手為香港蘇富比2011年4月7日，編號76；另有一例，尺寸及型飾相同，無款，售於香港蘇富比1997年11月4及5日，編號1371。

類近雍正帶款年器，僅見一例，尺寸較大，紋飾更為繁縟，售於倫敦蘇富比1990年11月11日，編號325。

清朝藝匠仿摹永樂珍瓷，盡得其神，上述數品均屬佳例，本品更見臻技嫻藝。其中兩件無款雍正例，曾被誤為永樂年器，載於Duncan Mackintosh，《Chinese Blue and White Porcelain》，Newton Abbot，1977年，圖版55，及Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt，《Ming Porcelain》，倫敦，1978年，圖版14。此外尚可參考清朝數例，皆取材明代紋飾，包括雍正年器數件，詳見朱湯生，《天民樓藏瓷》，卷二，香港，1987年，頁29。