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拍品專文
The present wine pot belongs to a small group of known examples including the one in the National Palace Museum, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, pl. 100. Compare also with three other wine pots sold at auction, the first was included in the 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, In Pursuit of Antiquity, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2001, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 203, and subsequently sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 October 2003, lot 727 (fig. 1). The second wine pot was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 November 2004, lot 894 and the third was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 120.
It is highly likely that the present lot takes its inspiration from a Western form. The Yongzheng emperor, following on from his predecessor Kangxi, was open to learning about Western advancements, particularly in the arts and sciences. The present wine pot is representative of Yongzheng's interest in the West and in the innovations which were brought from the West to China. Not only is the technique of enamelling on metal a relatively novel Western-style medium for use in the arts, but the form that the vessel has taken on is very likely from Europe, where it resembles the pots used to heat up drinking chocolate, a distinctly European beverage.
It is highly likely that the present lot takes its inspiration from a Western form. The Yongzheng emperor, following on from his predecessor Kangxi, was open to learning about Western advancements, particularly in the arts and sciences. The present wine pot is representative of Yongzheng's interest in the West and in the innovations which were brought from the West to China. Not only is the technique of enamelling on metal a relatively novel Western-style medium for use in the arts, but the form that the vessel has taken on is very likely from Europe, where it resembles the pots used to heat up drinking chocolate, a distinctly European beverage.