清雍正 粉青釉浮雕纏枝蓮如意耳扁壺 《大清雍正年製》款

superbly potted with gently rounded sides, the circular body rising from an unglazed footring to a cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of scrolling ruyi handles, finely carved on each side with five luxuriant lotus blooms amid scrolling feathery leaves, the neck encircled with upright leaf lappets above a scrolling band,  the attractive glossy glaze thinning on the raised surfaces to enhance the decoration, the countersunk base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

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香港蘇富比2006年10月8日，編號1005，見於封面

Good overall condition, with just a tiny shallow glaze flake to the top of the rim, approximately 0.5 by 0.3 cm, now filled and overpainted. There are also two minor original firing stress lines to the glaze, one of approx 6cm to the side of the lower joint where the handle meets the body; the other of approx 2cm long running horizontally approx 0.8cm above the footrim. Minor iron-spot to one of the flowers, visible in the catalogue photo on page 121.
"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.
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雍正一朝，多成單色釉器，其中青釉燒製繁多。傑出督陶官唐英，於雍正十三年（1735）編修御窰製瓷目錄，詳載各式青釉品名。唐氏細研宋明瑰瓷，探究其選料與工藝，體悟其「形」與「飾」之和美融洽，並以其為範，妙思出新。

此瓶擬摹明永樂雛形，成器悅目臻美，然清器並非全盤仿明，其媒材、形制及紋樣亦同等出色。本瓶耳加飾精巧曲線，釉面層次藉由細緻浮雕而展現入微，釉質半透，釉色青藍，實難燒成。此器較之康熙作品，更顯雋秀柔美。

本器底書篆款，更為罕有，此款式或僅用於雍正朝一段時間，而後直至雍正末年被另一篆體款樣替代。有關雍正款識之探討，參見林業強，〈清代雍乾兩朝御窰瓷器四題〉，《機暇清賞：懷海堂藏清代御窰瓷瓶》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，2007年，頁38，圖7.8及7.9。

一件極近扁瓶例，藏台北國立故宮博物院，錄於《清康雍乾名瓷特展》，台北，1986年，編號61；另一相同瓶例，無年款，東京靜嘉堂文庫典藏，載於《靜嘉堂藏清朝陶磁．景德鎮官窰の美》，東京，2006年，編號106。

一件極類拍賣例，見 Frederik Bruce 爵士（1860-65年間英國駐華大使）及 Raymond F.A. Riesco 舊藏，售於倫敦蘇富比1984年12月11日，編號437，後售於紐約蘇富比2014年9月16/17日，編號157。另見一例，瓶頸及側面有鍍金鑲釦，售於倫敦蘇富比1982年6月15日，編號356；亦有一例，售於香港蘇富比1986年11月19日，編號241。

此扁瓶形，配曲線耳，同見於它類裝飾例，其中精美者，可比著名的大維德爵士藏瓶，存倫敦大英博物館，其器以粉彩繪二種不同花鳥紋樣，錄康蕊君及霍吉淑，《大英博物館大維德爵士藏中國陶瓷精選》，倫敦，2009年，圖版44。或比一件青花例，仿明式纏枝花卉，藏北京故宮博物院，刊於耿寶昌編，《故宮博物院藏清代御窰瓷器》，北京，2005年，卷1，冊2，圖版41。