A very rare large celadon-glazed carved and moulded 'flowers and fruit' bowl


Yongzheng seal mark and of the periodElegantly potted with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the exterior with raised flowering sprigs of peony, lotus and rose with finely carved details, the floral sprigs set between leafy fruiting branches bearing peaches, persimmons and pomegranates below the rim and sprays of begonia, aster and dianthus encircling the base, all interspersed with stylised cloud scrolls, covered with a translucent soft celadon glaze, pooling in the recesses to give depth to the decoration, except for the tapered iron-dressed foot ring, the base with the six-character zhuanshu mark in underglaze blue. 33.5cm (13 1/4in) diam.
|清雍正 豆青釉折枝花果紋碗 青花「大清雍正年製」篆書款Provenance: An American private collection來源：美國私人收藏Remarkable for their impeccable quality of the glaze, elegant shapes and refined bodies; monochrome porcelains made in the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen during the Yongzheng reign are ranked among the finest examples of Imperial wares throughout the Qing dynasty.The present lot is no exception. Decorated with detached sprigs of flowers and fruit, and with such fine detail that all the plants can be identified. For example, roses which are less common in Chinese art, can be identified here because of the inclusion of six rose hips behind the two large blossoms. See a similar celadon glazed bowl, Yongzheng seal mark and period, illustrated by R.Krahl, The Anthony de Rothschild Collection of Chinese Ceramics, vol.2, 1996, pp.258-259, no.144. A similar example was sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2003, lot 350; and another example, formerly in the collection of the British Rail Pension Fund, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3615; a further example was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3033.圓唇，侈口，腹斜收於圈足，圈足工整，外壁印花卉紋，以蓮葉荷花及牡丹為主體，間以石榴、月季等雜卉，上下填以祥雲，碗內外施豆青釉，足底塗鐵汁護胎釉，底部書青花「大清雍正年製」款。此碗體量頗大，而不失停勻秀美，釉色清淡，印花清楚。此類單色釉瓷器在雍正朝屬於各類瓷器中最高檔次者。可參考一件清雍正豆青釉碗，見康蕊君著，《The Anthony de Rothschild Collection of Chinese Ceramics》，卷2，1996年，頁258-259，編號144。 佳士得紐約曾售出一件相似的例子亦資參考，2003年9月18日，拍品編號350；英國鐵路退休基金會舊藏一件豆青釉碗亦頗相近，2011年6月1日售於佳士得香港，拍品編號3615；蘇富比香港亦售出一件近例，2011年4月8日，拍品編號3033。