拍品 3009
  • 3009

清乾隆 仿雄黃料雙耳三足爐 《乾隆年製》款

估價
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
招標截止

描述

  • 《乾隆年製》款
  • glass
of opaque variegated brilliant orange and ochre-yellow glass swirled together to resemble the mineral, the bombé body resting on three short tapering feet, the rim surmounted by a pair of handles, the base centred with a wheel-cut reign mark within a double square, wood stand

來源

Nathan Benz,加州
紐約佳士得2005年3月30日,編號193
J.J. Lally & Co.,紐約

Condition

The incense burner is in good condition with typical light pitting and faint fritting. There is a minute nick to one minute nick to one handle.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

此三足爐,器形雍雅大方,誠御製料器中之罕品。北京紫禁城玻璃作匠人,採三範模具,以乳足為分界,吹製仿雄黃料,接口痕跡,經仔細打磨,平滑如絲,若非紋理稍異,難辨分範。

乾隆年間,嘗以各色玻璃仿製雄黃,其攪料色彩斑紋自然悅目,在料器中,一枝獨秀。莫士撝及曾柱昭於《文房萃珍》中就一仿雄黃料紙搥瓶上之漩渦,指其紋理抽象,解讀不一,或是山水長卷,或是煙霧彌漫,或是異獸珍禽,萬千可能,層出不窮,彷彿呼應道家焚香引思之理,香港,1986年,頁126。Richard John Lynn 在〈Technical aspects and connoisseurship of snuff bottles: Late traditional Chinese sources〉,《國際中國鼻煙壺協會學術期刊》,1995年夏,頁8中指仿雄黃料或為造辦處玻璃作最早生產之料器之一。晚清鑑賞家指雄黃料乃以黃料隨意摻合所成。有指御製仿雄黃料之製作早見於十八世紀初,但只宮內有,歷經數代也秘不外傳,更多相關討論,見莫士撝、Victor Graham 及曾嘉寶,《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection》,卷5,香港,2000年,頁138-146。

Peter H. Plesch 教授伉儷舊藏一相類香爐,無款,以雄黃色為主調,散佈不規則斑紋,或偏綠、或近褐,初售於倫敦蘇富比1970年6月8日,編號38,後入水松石山房,再於香港蘇富比2010年10月8日拍出,編號2219。

公私收藏中且有其他器形之仿雄黃料皿,如北京故宮博物院清宮舊藏紙搥瓶,收錄於《光凝秋水:清宮造辦處玻璃器》,北京,2004年,圖版25。水松石山房另有紙搥瓶及盤,售於香港蘇富比2009年10月8日,編號1801及1819。Sloane 收藏四件仿雄黃料器,包括二盃一盌,且有一六瓣瓶,見於 Soame Jenyns,《Chinese Art. The Minor Arts II》,倫敦,1965年,圖版81,另載一仿雄黃料鼻煙壺,圖版201f。

其他色料器形相近之三足爐,例見水松石山房舊藏天藍料三足爐,售於香港蘇富比2010年10月8日,編號2193。Robert Hatfield Ellsworth 舊藏且有一例,見於 Claudia Brown 及 Donald Rabiner,《Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame》,紐約,1990年,圖版34。北京故宮博物院藏粉料戧金一套三式,其中之三足爐器形與此相近,刊於《光凝秋水》,前述出處,圖版118,同書另載天藍料三式,包括另一爐,圖版117。另有一黃料爐,展於《虹影瑤輝-李景勳藏清代玻璃》,香港中文大學文物館,香港,2000年,圖版54。