明十七世紀 青玉蓮紋盉式蓋壺

of globular form resting on three small conical feet, set with a loop handle and a phoenix head spout, deftly carved in low relief with scrolling lotus, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a bud finial, the smoothly polished stone of attractive mottled celadon colour 

There is some nibbling and minute occasional nicks to the edge of the mouth rim and interior rim of the cover. The tip end of the spout is slightly polished down. Otherwise the ewer is in good condition. The cover is of slightly different colour hue compared to the ewer but is made of the same stone. The actual colour is deeper celadon and less yellow compared to the illustration in the catalogue.
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本品形制源於古器，意取青銅盉一類，獸流龍柄，可見一例，公元前六世紀末至公元前五世紀初，浙江紹興出土，M306，錄蘇芳淑，《Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections》，卷3，紐約，1995年，頁410，圖82.2。為匠者，意古而創新，形、紋以通今，成奇巧之式、精絕之品。

仿古盉一類器，清代始興。參見一例，Gerry P. Mack收藏，售紐約蘇富比1993年6月1日，編號49。另見一鳳柄例，藏台北國立故宮博物院，展《宮廷之雅‧清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，國立故宮博物院，台北，1997年，圖版19。