清雍正 仿官窰釉銜環舖首耳尊

the hemispherical body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck flaring gently at the rim, flanked by a pair of ringed taotie mask handles, the neck moulded with two raised fillets, covered overall with a greyish blue glaze suffused with a network of faint russet crackle, the base left unglazed revealing the dark brown body

There is a 3cm by 1.3cm restored chip below the rim to the exterior. It is likely that there was a mark to the base and that this and the glaze has been ground down. There are some small chips to the glaze to the lower section of the body along the horizontal crack lines.
"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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本品彌足珍貴，僅有四例存世，皆藏台北國立故宮博物院，載於該院官方網站。台北四例與本品造形及尺寸相同，器身亦同印鋪首耳，惟底署雍正六字篆書款，均為仿汝窰釉器。此屬雍正時期獨特形制，反映當時藝技創意、施釉技術，及雍正皇帝慕古推陳之喜好。雍正元年，世宗命人製作造型簡約之瓷器，光素不施紋飾以特出欣賞器形及色釉的美感。此遂成為雍正時期江西省景德鎮御窯的主流風格。唐英（1682－1756年）其時出任御窰廠督陶官，主導研究宋代御瓷釉色，如官、哥、汝窰，而在其任下，製造出各種罩以潤澤淡釉的單色瓷，妍雅釉色有追宋之風，仍器形創新不凡，正如此品。

耿寶昌，《明清瓷器鍳定》，香港，1993年，頁236，圖403:4載一線描圖，繪有不同雍正時期器形，而此形之器亦見其中，稱為「獸耳尊」 ，名字由來原與祭器有關。此尊形制取於漢朝陶器及銅器，參考一漢代環耳銅器，載於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集28：青銅生活器》，香港，2006年，圖版54。南越王墓出土一西漢時期銅例，載於《中國青銅器全集》，冊12，北京，1998年，圖版60。另有兩陶尊，傳屬西漢時期，分藏於陝西歷史博物館及河南省博物館，錄於《中國陶瓷全集》，冊3，上海，2000年，圖版29及30。