Qing Yongzheng Sepia‑Enamel Pear‑Shaped Teapot with Bamboo and Sparrow Motif

拍品描述

Dimensions：H.7 cm Condition & Provenance：Fully intact. Minor age wear to gilding on foot rim. Fine smooth glaze, sepia enamels well preserved, no enamel loss. No cracks, chips or restoration. Blue‑enamel base mark crisp, no chemical cleaning. Formerly private collection of Robert Steven, Princeton, New Jersey State, U.S.A. Acquired from Hong Kong antique dealer in 1980s, passed down within family. Never offered at public auction, no exhibition or publication records. Description：An imperial Yongzheng period sepia‑enamel pear‑shaped teapot for scholar‑studio tea use. Pear‑form body with domed cover and small finial, gracefully curved spout and loop handle, gilded foot rim with multi‑layer geometric brocade border. One side painted in sepia and light ochre enamels depicting numerous sparrows amid bamboo, garden rocks and grass. The birds are rendered with fine detail in feather and posture, bamboo leaves in natural rhythm, executed in fine court‑style painting technique. The reverse bears imperial poetic inscription “岁岁彩筵雕几上，欢闻百胜报平安”, accompanied by two red seal marks. The cover is also decorated with matching bamboo motif. Base bears four‑character blue‑enamel seal mark “Yong Zheng Nian Zhi”. Bamboo‑sparrow theme symbolizes peace and good fortune. Fine thin porcelain body with pure white glaze, harmonious integration of painting and calligraphy, representing the refined literati aesthetic of Yongzheng imperial porcelain.

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