清乾隆 粉青釉葫蘆瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款

elegantly potted with a globular lower bulb rising to a waisted neck and a smaller upper bulb tapering to a narrow mouth, covered overall with a pale sea-green glaze draining to a white rim, the base with a seal mark in underglaze blue

The double gourd is in good general condition with the exception of minor glaze inconsistencies and surface wear. The colour is of a slightly warmer celadon tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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本品釉色光潤，明淨細膩，其形流暢圓滿，起伏有致。紐約大都會博物館藏一對同類葫蘆瓶，載於Suzanne G. Valenstein，《The Herzman Collection of Chinese Ceramics》，紐約，1992年，圖版98；暫得樓亦藏一例，展於《暫得樓清代官窰單色釉瓷器》，文物館，香港中文大學，香港，2005年，編號42；可再參考Frederick J. 與 Antoinette H. Van Slyke舊藏一例，1989年售於紐約蘇富比，再兩次售於香港蘇富比，1993年4月27日，編號80及2011年4月8日，編號3020；紐約蘇富比曾售一對類瓶，1978年5月11日，編號208。玫茵堂藏一件同類葫蘆瓶，器形稍小，見康蕊君，《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》，倫敦，卷2，1994年，圖版864。

此類葫蘆瓶，亦有帶蓋者，如南京博物館藏一例，展於《清瓷萃珍：清代康雍乾官窰瓷器》文物館，香港中文大學，香港，1995年，編號69；第二例載錄於《天民樓藏瓷》，卷1，香港，1987年，圖版160；第三例，靜觀堂舊藏，展於敏求精舍舉辦之特展《清朝瑰寶》，香港藝術館，香港，1995年，編號212，後售於香港佳士得2002年10月28日，編號723。