• Dimension: Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)
• Estimate From: $5000
• Estimate To: $8000

The rounded body painted in vivid blue with a continuous leafy meander issuing six heavy blossoms above upright lappets and classic scroll on the foot, the shoulder with a row of pendant ruyi-head between moulded bands beneath a further floral meander, the flaring neck with stiff lappets pointing upwards beneath a band of waves at the mouth, wood stand. Qing Dynasty period.

此類樣式被稱為賞瓶，創燒於雍正時期，據《清宮造辦處活計檔》載，雍正八年（1730年）十月三十日，海望奉旨將賞用瓷瓶依畫樣呈覽，交年希堯燒造些來，檔案中之賞用瓷瓶即應指賞瓶。賞瓶自雍正朝創燒伊始，即成為清代御窯瓷器之經典品種，因其多以青花繪纏枝蓮紋，意寓清廉，故常被帝王用作賞賜用瓷，以期臣下為官清廉，故又名賞瓶。本品撇口，長頸，肩凸起弦紋，圓腹，圈足略高微向外撇。紋飾嚴格按照規制，自上而下分數層，分別為海水紋、小雲頭紋、變形蕉葉紋、迴紋、纏枝蓮紋、雲頭紋、纏枝蓮紋及仰蓮紋，造型規矩，紋樣工整，凸顯官窯風範。 來源: 洛杉磯荷蘭裔藏家舊藏，1970年前購於荷蘭阿姆斯特丹
Provenance: From a private Dutch-American collection, Los Angeles, originally acquired in Amsterdam, Netherlands prior to 1970s.