清乾隆 黃地青花九桃盤 《大清乾隆年製》款

the shallow interior decorated with a medallion in inky tones of cobalt-blue with nine peaches borne on gnarled leafy branches, the succulent ripe peaches and furled leaves accented by simulated 'heaping and piling', all within a double-line border repeated below the rim, the exterior with an undulating leafy scroll bearing flowering morning glory buds and blooms, all reserved against a brilliant and vibrant lemon-yellow ground, the yellow base inscribed with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark within a white cartouche

法國總里阿里斯蒂德．白里安（1862-1932年）舊藏

There are a couple of retouched shallow flakes of approx. 0.6 and 0.3 cm to the exterior rim, in addition to some typical surface scratches and tiny losses to the crackled enamel.
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黃地青花九桃盤取材明初名瓷，足證乾隆帝慕古之情。碩果桃枝紋首見於永樂瓷，寓意高壽，深得清朝帝王青睞。乾隆桃紋瓷傚仿永樂紋飾，並以鈷青點染，巧擬早明青花特有之濃黑鐵斑，黃地青花相互輝映，始作於宣德朝，端莊而華貴，得後朝續作。

此類瓷盤得大博物館及重要私人藏家收藏；台北國立故宮博物院藏一盤，刊於《故宮藏瓷．清青花瓷》，卷2，香港，1968年，圖版29；南京博物院亦有一例，錄於《宮廷珍藏．中國清代官窰瓷器》，上海，2003年，圖版221；橫河民輔珍藏一盤，載於《東京國立博物館圖版目錄．中國古陶磁篇》，卷2，東京，1965年，圖版625。趙從衍舊藏一對黃地青花桃紋盤，刊錄於《華光艸堂珍藏清代瓷器》，香港中文大學，香港，1974年，編號45，1987年5月19日售於香港蘇富比，編號316。

宣德朝黃地青花盤，參考景德鎮官窰遺址出土四盤，繪各式花果紋飾，錄於《景德鎮出土明宣德官窰瓷器》，鴻禧美術館，台北，1998年，編號78-2、82-2、85-3及88。