• Dimension: Height: 10 3/4 in (27.0 cm) Diameter: 6 3/4 in (17.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $4000
• Estimate To: $6000

Of baluster form, the body decorated with large lotus flanked by phoenix pair, all reserved on a yellow ground between lotus-lappet bands at the base and a ruyi collar around the mouth, the wasted neck similarly decorated and flanked by two bat handles, all supported on a spreading foot, the base bears reign mark. Qing Dynasty period.

撇口，長頸，圓腹，圈足。頸兩側各置一蝠紋。外通體黃地粉彩裝飾，繪雙鳳穿花紋，足內松石綠釉留白紅彩書“大清乾隆年制”六字篆書款。吉祥圖案是陶瓷裝飾的主要內容，清代瓷繪更是“圖必有意，意必吉祥”。鳳紋是中國古代傳統吉祥圖案，鳳在古代被尊為鳥中之王，是一種神奇而威力無比的神鳥，是古人心目中代表吉祥的瑞鳥。《說文》釋：“鳳，神鳥也，天老曰：鳳之像也，鴻前麟後，蛇頭魚尾，鸛額鴛腮，龍文龜背，燕頷雞啄，五色備舉。……見則天下安寧”。鳳是祥瑞的象徵，有“天下太平，萬物安寧”的寓意。風紋裝飾瓷器唐宋以後較為流行，明清時期尤甚。所飾“戟”、“罄”諧音“吉”、“慶”，故寓有“吉慶”之意。清代乾隆粉彩器製作工藝精湛，以各種色釉為地，其色彩嬌艷奪目，畫面多為福壽吉慶紋飾。此器造型別緻，紋飾佈局繁密，圖案化的裝飾，盡展乾清代瓷器奢華的藝術風格特徵 來源：德州達拉斯私人收藏
Provenance: Private collection, Dallas, Texas