California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Sept. 12, 2020  Sept. 12, 2020

 Lot # 8586 
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED DEER' VASE    清 大型粉彩百鹿如意耳尊


  • Dimension: Height: 17 3/4 in (45.0 cm) Diameter: 15 3/4 in (40.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $5000

The vase is finely decorated with a continuous scene of deer frolicking in grassy meadows and beside a river, all within a rocky, mountainous landscape with pines and peach trees. The shoulder is applied with two iron-red and gilt dragon-form loop handles and the base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.


"百鹿尊收口,腹上斂下垂,夔耳,倒置器身若鹿頭或牛頭,故稱之為"鹿頭尊"或"牛頭尊"。始見於清康熙,至乾隆朝盛行。當時粉彩器多以青綠山林為景,繪十鹿或百鹿奔跑、穿行於山林之中,故亦稱"百鹿尊"。此尊形制規整,器型周正,脂質堅實,胎體厚重,繪製精細,形像生動,保存完好。"