清乾隆 胭脂紅彩盌 《大清乾隆年製》款

finely potted with deep rounded sides resting on a short foot, the exterior exquisitely covered with an even rich ruby-red enamel, the white base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark

The bowl is in good condition with particularly rich ruby red enamel. There is a characteristic pinprick to the mouth-rim, from the original firing process.
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此盌外壁施胭脂紅彩，色澤深沉，甚為珍罕。康熙晚期，景德鎮御廠彩瓷發展迅速，無論單色釉、彩瓷千姿百態，令人歎為觀止，胭脂紅堪為當時最具創新意義彩釉。儘管歐洲麥森及塞弗爾窰廠比康熙窰匠早數年使用胭脂紅彩，但御廠迅速並穩定地掌握了胭脂紅彩燒製。胭脂紅以黃金著色，加入玻璃粉末，減少膠體金和錫量的比例，使胭脂紅彩燒製比歐洲產品更為穩定、均勻。

胭脂紅器多見於雍正朝，帶乾隆款者如鳳毛麟角。一近例蓋盌，屬竹月堂收藏，載於《五色瓊霞 : 竹月堂藏元明清一道釉瓷器》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，2005年，編號51。另一例售於香港佳士得2011年6月1日，編號3539。稍大對盌，售於香港蘇富比2005年5月2日，編號684。一撇口盌售於紐約蘇富比1975年4月24日，編號341。見一乾隆款盃，屬 H.M. Knight 舊藏，售於香港蘇富比1979年11月29日，編號335。

可作比較一例，底書雍正款，色彩同樣深沉，曾展於《中國名陶日本巡迴展》，台北，1993年，頁177。另一例兩次售香港蘇富比1995年10月31日，編號；2001年10月29日，編號577。