清 五彩蓮塘鴛鴦紋筒瓶

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英文品名：A WUCAI SLEEVE VASE PAINTED WITH MANDARIN DUCKS AMONG LOTUS PONDS 尺寸：D:15cm;H:44cm 瓷質五彩。瓶作直口長頸、筒狀深腹、淺圈足之筒瓶式。頸部繪折枝小花。器身通景繪蓮塘野趣：紅白蓮花盛開，荷葉以濃藍渲染，蘆草叢生；雙鴨展翅掠水而過，背翎以藍、綠、褐彩細描，雲頭火珠浮於天際。底部襯以藍彩山石。整器青花五彩並用，設色清麗，線條流動，為清代五彩觀賞瓷。器身繪紅白蓮盛開、雙鴨掠水，屬「蓮塘鴛鴦」題材。鴛鴦雖為水鳥，然雌雄偶居不離，《詩經·唐風》即以「鴛鴦于飛」喻夫妻和諧，後世遂為夫妻恩愛、百年好合之象。蓮諧「連」，「鴛鴦戲蓮」又隱「連生貴子」。此類池塘小景自宋院畫以降常見於瓷器，取清新自然之意。 A porcelain wucai sleeve vase, with a straight mouth, long neck and cylindrical body on a shallow foot. The neck carries a small floral spray. The main body is painted with a lotus pond scene: red and white lotuses in bloom, broad blue leaves and reeds, while two ducks fly low over the water, their wings rendered in blue, green and brown. Cloud scrolls and a flaming sun float above, with blue rocks at the base. Combining underglaze blue with overglaze polychrome, the palette is fresh and the brushwork lively. The scene of red and white lotuses in bloom and two ducks skimming the water belongs to the lotus pond and mandarin ducks theme. Mandarin ducks were believed to mate for life; the Book of Odes already uses them as an image of wedded harmony, and later they became emblems of conjugal love and a lasting marriage. The word for lotus (lian) also sounds like continue, so ducks among lotuses additionally wish for the continuous birth of sons. Such pond scenes, derived from Song academy painting, became a favourite on porcelain for their freshness.

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