拍品專文
The shape of this vase is based on the Zhou archaic bronze vessel known as 'nuptial' cup, hejinbei, used in ancient times as a ritual wine vessel during the wedding ceremony. The double cylinders were filled with wine to be drunk by the bride and groom as part of the marriage rites, and the decoration of dragon and phoenix on the current vase reinforces the marital theme. Longquan wares of this shape are extremely rare, and no other examples appear to have been published.