California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 8, 2018  July 8, 2018

 Lot # 5535 
A RARE FILIGREE AND KINGFISHER FEATHER INLAID DOUBLE GOURD VASE    清 累絲鑲點翠珍珠葫蘆蓋瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 11 in (27.9 cm) Width: 7 3/4 in (19.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1600
  • Estimate To: $3200

Exquisitely modelled in the form of two joined double gourd vases with openwork filigree designs, the body overall decorated with smaller gourds borne on meandering stems with kingfisher-feather inlaid leaves, the middle section inlaid with two bands of gem and pearl beads, each stopper decorated with a cricket perching on the stem end. Qing Dynasty period.


本連瓶帶蓋、細頸,瓶身中部束腰,嵌一圈珍珠與寶石,上下分為一大一小兩圓腹。整體造型飽滿圓潤,線條流暢。古人多以葫蘆寓意子孫滿堂、世代綿延,自唐以來因其諧音“福祿”,為民間所喜愛,遂成為中國傳統器形。整器採用銀鎏金累絲工藝,通身滿飾紋飾,金色純粹而炫麗,流露出皇家的富貴之氣;其上又以鑲嵌點翠裝飾,描繪枝葉和蝙蝠,與累絲的器表搭配相得彰宜。累絲工藝又稱“細金工藝”、“花絲工藝”,源自中國北方,是將金或銀加工成絲,再通過盤曲、掐花、填絲、堆壘等手段製作金銀首飾。其工藝之繁複,做工之精細,非一般製作方法所能比擬。遠自唐宋期間,花絲工藝已有應用,但因其工藝相當繁瑣,故當時多做為小件首飾上的裝飾技法之一使用。清代金器製造工藝在元、明兩代的基礎上有了突飛猛進的發展,至雍正、乾隆時期達到高峰。金器使用範圍進一步擴大,器型增多,圖案也有了很大的變化。但到了中期之後此類作品逐漸減少,工藝也遠較雍幹時期劣之。此葫蘆連瓶累絲細膩,寶光眩目,做工精美,用料考究,充分反映了清代鼎盛時期花絲鑲嵌工藝的藝術風格和技術水平,為十分罕見的宮廷藝術珍品。