清乾隆 青花加彩「鳳凰富貴」紋象耳方壺 《大清乾隆年製》款

of rectangular section, the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, flanked by a pair of elephant handles suspending fixed rings, intricately enamelled to the front and back face with a pair of phoenix descending in flight, grasping in their beaks leafy meandering stems bearing large peony blooms, the sides similarly decorated with further scrolling peonies, all between stylised ruyi lappets, the foot skirted with a pendent stiff leaf band, inscribed to the base with a six-character seal mark

倫敦佳士得1986年6月16日，編號52

國立歷史博物館，台北

This vase is in good condition with the exception of some light flaking to the pink enamel, in particular to the head and body of one and some light glaze scratches. There are two old strips of sellotape remnants below the interior rim.
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本品在造型和紋飾上均顯獨特珍稀，不見多例，但Frederick C. Bruce爵士舊藏有一作例極為相類，或與本品原屬一對，現藏布里斯托市立美術館，曾分展於Bethnal Green Museum（1913-1923年）、達丁頓莊園（1949年）及東方陶瓷學會《Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty》展，倫敦，1951年，編號215。該作例亦曾錄於Soame Jenyns，《Later Chinese Porcelain》，倫敦，1951年，圖版LXXXVI，圖2a，並售於倫敦蘇富比1953年5月12日，編號129。 Jenyns 所著書中曾收錄另一作例，器形紋飾一致，屬乾隆年器及款，惟飾青花釉裏紅鳳凰紋，圖版LXXXVI，圖2b。香港蘇富比1977年5月16日，編號208曾出售一尺寸略異，但可資比較的作例。

乾隆時期作例，以釉裏紅居多，錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：青花釉裏紅（下）》，上海，2000年，圖版176。另有兩例曾分售於香港蘇富比1978年11月29日，編號281及倫敦蘇富比2003年6月12日，編號183。

雙鳳戲珠牡丹紋亦可見於署乾隆款各器例，如東京松岡美術館藏一扁壺，，錄於《世界陶磁全集》，冊15，東京，1983年，圖版92-3。與本品同器形，但飾青花胭脂紅龍紋一作例曾售於香港佳士得2000年4月30日，編號600。

此類瓷例或以同期玉器作雛本，參考台北國立故宮博物院一白玉穿花祥鳳紋方壺，應屬乾隆年器，曾展於《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，台北國立故宮博物院，台北，1996年，編號25。