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拍品专文
This richly elegant style of decoration in which the motifs are outlined in gold in a manner resembling cloisonné enamels became popular during the Qianlong reign and continued to find favour with the court in succeeding Qing reigns. Several ground colours were used for porcelains decorated in this style, but the opaque turquoise of these vases is perhaps the most effective. The porcelains with turquoise ground are also those closest in appearance to the vessels with cloisonné enamel on copper. Compare two Jiaqing-marked examples: the first, illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 12, fig. 61; and the other, from the Edward T. Chow Collection, sold in Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot. 173.
These vases are full of symbolism for progeny and longevity; the gourd itself is representative of fertility due to its many seed, whilst the shou character expresses the wish for long life. The imagery of the double-gourd is traditionally associated with Daoism. It is often depicted as the storage vessel, thought to have held the elixir of life, which belonged to one of the eight Daoist Immortals, Li Tieguai.
These vases are full of symbolism for progeny and longevity; the gourd itself is representative of fertility due to its many seed, whilst the shou character expresses the wish for long life. The imagery of the double-gourd is traditionally associated with Daoism. It is often depicted as the storage vessel, thought to have held the elixir of life, which belonged to one of the eight Daoist Immortals, Li Tieguai.