• Dimension: Height: 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm) Diameter: 6 in (15.2 cm)
• Estimate From: $3500
• Estimate To: $5500

Qing Dynasty period. Delicately potted standing on a slightly splayed foot rising to a compressed globular body set with a tall waisted neck and flared mouth, the body delicately decorated with lively dragons with detailed features traveling through floral sprays against a large lotus bloom at center, the neck decorated with a shou character under auspicious bat, all reserved on lime-green ground, base bearing six character reign mark.

嘉慶時期工匠秉承前朝之造器精神，窯業於守成之中亦見肇新，意趣之妙，品格之高不讓前朝，本品當為此史實的最佳之詮釋。洋彩是清代宮廷對運用西洋繪畫技法描繪彩瓷的正式名稱。本瓶撇口， 長頸，斜肩，圓垂鼓腹，腹下漸收，圈足微撇，瓶身以綠釉為地，淡雅柔美，嬌嫩怡人，周身遍繪各色吉祥紋樣。口沿用松石綠釉為地，其上以胭粉、寶藍、珊瑚紅、脂紅等顏料描繪圖案，色彩鮮豔，艷麗，精細，亮麗。著色深淺有致，一絲不苟，繪畫精細，雍榮華貴，氣度不凡。瓶口用胭脂紅繪“如意云紋”，頸部繪製珊瑚紅彩倒掛蝙蝠紋樣，周身纏繞“纏枝花卉紋”，間以金彩“壽”字纏繞其間，寓意美好，福壽雙全。腹部滿繪“纏枝蓮紋”，“靈芝紋”，花卉枝蔓舒卷自如，設色淡雅清新，尤其在嬌嫩的青綠釉地映襯下更見麗質非凡。洋彩繪雙對稱螭龍，爪握蓮枝，龍首高昂，身形矯健，呈S 形，尾部捲曲，具有十足的動感和氣勢，圈足裝飾“蓮瓣紋”“迴紋”。“大清嘉慶年制”款識。 （配木盒） 來源：紐約重要私人藏家收藏
Provenance: Property from an important collection, New York