清雍正 闘彩雲龍戲珠紋水盂 《大清雍正年製》款

the compressed globular body vibrantly painted with a pair of sinuous five-clawed dragons, one in underglaze blue and one in iron-red, in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amongst scrolling clouds, all between a band of multi-coloured lotus petals at the shoulders and rolling green crested waves divided by blue craggy rocks encircling the countersunk base, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark

傳P.J. Donnelly 收藏，1970年代前

The waterpot is in good condition with the exception of a approx. 5mm., bruise line to the rim.
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倫敦蘇富比1983年5月12日售出一例， 形狀相似，飾龍紋，編號215，後易手於倫敦佳士得1984年4月10日，編號262；倫敦佳士得另售一例，2008年11月4日，編號219；另比一連蓋例，尺寸略大，口沿下方飾回紋，圖見John Ayers，《The Baur Collection》日內瓦，1974年，第四冊，圖版A572。

相近作例，亦見於乾隆朝，一例連蓋，載於《世界陶瓷，清代官窯》，46冊，東京，1973年，圖版79；另一例售於香港佳士得2009年5月27日，編號1824。