清雍正 礬紅彩夔鳳紋水盂 《大清雍正年製》款

of beehive form, the tall hemispherical sides rising to a short waisted neck, painted to the exterior with two archaistic phoenix between stylised keyfret bands, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle

倫敦蘇富比1998年6月16日，編號260 （一對之其一）

This is in good condition, but there are some areas of light scratching to the glaze and iron-red to the exterior. There is an area of misfiring to the underside of the base and some of the glaze has crazed to a golden-brown colour.
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採此形制及紋飾的雍正年器並款之水盂並不多見。仇炎之收藏一件作例曾售於香港蘇富比1980年11月25日，編號127。另見一對作例1974年10月31日曾售於倫敦蘇富比，編號291。

另可參考一對盤例，飾相類礬紅龍紋，曾展於《清朝瑰寶》，香港藝術館，香港，1992年，編號168。