California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6124 
A FAMILLE VERTE 'FIVE HUNDREDS ARHATS' VASE    清康熙 五彩“大雄寶殿”款五百羅漢紋觀音瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 23 1/8 in (58.5 cm) Diameter: 9 1/2 in (24.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1800
  • Estimate To: $3600

Of tall tapering form, the body exterior densely enamelled with five hundreds arhats wearing colorful robes, all below a band of ruyi pattern around the mouth rim, the base inscribed with a four character 'Da Xiong Bao Dian' mark flanked by two opposing dragons. Qing Dynasty Period.


此五彩觀音瓶,束頸、豐肩、修腹、斂足。觀音瓶創燒、流行於康、雍間,器形雋雅高貴,釉面素潔溫潤,線條舒展柔美,工藝精湛細緻而無造作之痕,為康熙時期內府花器的上品。瓶身以五彩裝飾為基礎,採用通景式構圖方法勾勒出五百羅漢紋飾,紋樣富麗,著色豐富,歎為觀止。整器紋飾著色豐富,以敷彩濃艷的紅、黃 藍、綠為主色,間以赭、紫、黑等色,衣紋、雲彩更施以金彩,使畫面呈現出富麗吉祥之感。題材中人物描寫精到,眉毛、眼珠和頭髮鬍鬚用黑色勾勒,面部膚色也因人而異,不同神情,清晰可見。底部“大雄寶殿”款識,在佛教寺院中,大雄寶殿是供奉佛像的正殿。大雄寶殿是整座寺院的核心建築,也是僧眾朝暮集中修持的地方。