明萬曆 青花纏枝花卉紋貫耳瓶 《大明萬曆年製》款

modelled after a Xuande prototype, potted with a baluster body resting on a slightly splayed foot and surmounted by a gently waisted neck and lipped mouthrim, the neck flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles, the body painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a continuous foliate scroll, between bands of plantain leaves encircling the base of the neck and the lower body of the vessel, the centre of the neck and handles bordered with a key-fret band, between two friezes of crashing waves, the countersunk base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle

傳 Allen Abramson 收藏，底特律，購於1960年代

The overall condition is very good, except for some original firing imperfections and minor kiln flakes to the unglazed footrim.
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萬曆款纏枝花卉紋貫耳瓶甚為珍罕，並無其他相似例見諸記錄。萬曆皇帝酷愛宣德及成化兩朝瓷器，遂命景德鎮效而仿之，皆書萬曆款。此瓶即為萬曆仿宣德雛形之作。見一宣德款瓶例，藏北京故宮，錄於《故宮博物院藏明初青花瓷》，北京，2002年，卷1，圖版82。台北故宮亦藏一例，展於《明宣德瓷器特展目錄》，國立故宮博物院，台北，1980年，編號8。第三例載於《世界陶磁全集》，卷11，東京，1955年，圖版70。

此類貫耳瓶於雍正年間亦有燒製。雍正亦愛宣德瓷器，於其登基第六年（1729年）命人將其收藏之宣德瓷繪錄於《古玩圖》卷，該卷後為大維德爵士收藏，現存大英博物館，展於《盛世華章》，英國皇家藝術學院，倫敦，2006年，編號168。