清乾隆 礬紅彩應龍紋天鷄鈕高足蓋盌 《大清乾隆年製》款

well potted with a shadow flared bowl supported on a hollow tall splayed foot, the exterior decorated in iron-red with a pair of five-clawed dragons writhing amidst flames sinuously in pursuit of flaming pearls, the interior centred with a six-character seal mark within a double-square, the cover similarly decorated with a pair of dragons soaring amidst flames and chasing flaming pearls, surmounted by a reticulated finial potted and decorated in the form of a chicken, the interior with a six-character seal mark in the centre

The overall condition is very good with only some expected minor wear to the iron red, especially to the extremities of the knop.
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此類下承外侈高足之礬紅彩應龍紋天雞鈕蓋盌，始見於康熙一朝，然雛例實物極罕，僅止數器傅世。北京故宮博物院所藏康熙高足蓋盌，可資參考，錄於《清宮珍藏康雍乾瓷器圖錄》，香港，1989年，頁84，圖版67。

乾隆年製紅彩應龍紋高足盌，工藝更形精巧，繪畫細緻，對比康熙朝器較為常見，但連原蓋者亦罕。台北國立故宮博物院藏乾隆帶款高足蓋盌，可予作例，收錄於《故宮清瓷圖錄．乾隆窰及其他》，東京，1981年，圖版25。另有一例，刊於 John Ayers，《The Baur Collection. Geneva. Chinese Ceramics》，卷4 ，日內瓦，1974年，圖版A640。香港蘇富比也曾售出一對同類高足蓋盌，2006年4月10 日，編號1798。據紫禁城內清宮祭壇可見，此類紅彩應龍紋天雞鈕高足蓋盌，相信乃為祭祀而製，配合盞托，供奉於佛像座前；參考建於乾隆三十七年（1772）之佛日樓內供壇陳設，照片刊於《清宮藏傳佛教文物》，北京，1998年，頁267-7。