清中期 剔彩纏枝蓮紋鋪首耳大尊此尊體大敦碩,雕工俐落有勢,富麗堂皇,罕見非常。暫只知另一相同例子,可能與本拍品本為一對,2004年11月1日於香港佳士得拍賣,拍品1000號,著錄於2006年香港出版《香港佳士得二十週年回顧1986-2006:中國瓷器及工藝品精選》,頁309(圖一)。此尊無論紋飾或造型都非常獨特,與香港佳士得2001年4月29日拍賣的一件乾隆黃地洋彩大瓷瓶有許多對應的元素,尤其是器形、鎏金鋪首耳,以及繁縟的洛可可式花紋(圖二)。清代不同材質的宮廷藝術品,往往會互相參考及影響,因此本尊與上述洋彩瓶非常有可能是同時期製作、相互輝映的作品。另可參考一件尺寸相若的清中期剔彩大瓶,雖為海棠式,但其鋪首耳及仿古紋飾與本拍品相若,可資比較,2014年9月18-19日於紐約佳士得拍賣,拍品1088號。本尊上仿古紋飾一般多見於小型漆器上,例如故宮博物院藏兩件清中期剔紅仿古銅器,著錄於《故宮博物院藏雕漆》,香港,1985年,圖版324、325號。26 5/8 in. (67.5 cm.) high
Only one other lacquer vase of this design is known, an almost identical vase was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 November 2004, lot 1000, and illustrated in Christie’s 20 Years in Hong Kong, 1986-2006: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Highlights, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 309 (fig. 1). Few others can rival the present lot for its imposing stature and opulent decoration which combines archaism with the distinctive pseudo-rococo style of dense floral motifs prevalent in the mid-Qing period.This vase compares very closely with a porcelain counterpart, a spectacular famille rose yellow-ground baluster vase of very similar shape, size and floral motifs, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 April 2001, lot 555 (fig. 2). It is highly likely that one of these two vases was made to emulate the other in a different medium. In both cases, the elaborate foliate scroll decoration has been intricately rendered and because of the density of the design, conveys a sense of horror vacui, a characteristic element of the 18th-century rococo style.The lacquer decoration on the present vase is rarely seen on such a massive vase, compare a three-colour lacquer lobed vase of a similar size also decorated with two gilt-bronze handles and archaistic lappets sold at Christie’s New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 1088. This type of design is more often found on lacquer pieces on a much smaller scale. For example, the lotus scroll design can be found on a Qianlong-marked circular box and cover, illustrated in Carved Lacquer in the Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1985, pl. 356; while pls. 324 and 325 illustrate two vases with archaistic motifs of phoenix and lappet panels.Lacquer vases as large as the present lot are extremely rare. Compare a few examples which are nearly as large, a tianqiuping with dragons in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated ibid., pl. 306; and a bottle vase with landscape panels from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Hai-wai Yi-chen, Chinese Art in Overseas Collections - Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, pl. 166.