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清雍正 茄皮紫釉暗刻八吉祥紋盤
青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 14th November 1989, lot 178
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th October 2011, lot 2001
The Li Fan Thompson collection, London
來源: 香港蘇富比,1989年11月14日,拍品編號178
香港蘇富比,2011年10月4日,拍品編號2001
範麗收藏,倫敦
The Eight Auspicious Symbols (bajixiang 八吉祥) consist of the Wheel, the Conch, the Parasol, the Canopy, the Lotus, the Vase, the Fish, and the Endless Knot. This design originated from Tibetan Buddhism, emerging during the Yuan dynasty and gaining popularity in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Aubergine-purple glaze is a low-temperature glaze with manganese as the main colourant, while elements such as iron and cobalt in the glaze serve to modify the hue.
See a similarly decorated but smaller aubergine-glazed dish, Yongzheng mark and of the period, illustrated in Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhuyuetang Collection (五色瓊霞:竹月堂藏元明清一道釉瓷器), Hong Kong, 2005, p.240, pl.162.
See also a related aubergine-glazed incised 'pomegranate' dish, Yongzheng mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, lot 992.