Lot 60: Blue and White Cylindrical Vase with Design Symbolising Blessings 青花祈福图筒瓶

来源：于八十年代购自新加坡乌节路艺术中古董商店|
Provenance: Acquired from an antique shop on Orchard Road, Singapore in the 1980s

Diameter 口径 11.5 cm Height 高 37.5 cm Foot Diameter 足径 12 cm

Estimate 估价: SGD 120,000 – SGD 180,000
Starting Price 起拍价: SGD 60,000

敞口，束颈，筒腹，平底。通体施透明釉，釉面莹润微泛青，釉下以青花为饰。瓶口沿下以青花间饰变形大小倒蕉叶，腹部青花通景绘祈福图。画面中一宦者手持笏板，立于案台香炉之前，后有一随从，亦作祈福状。两位仙人自仙山之中驾祥云出现，案前两童子好奇张望。整幅画面青花浓淡合宜，层次分明，人物形神兼备，山石错落有致，整体格调清新自然，崇祯青花的时代特点鲜明。

The vase is potted with a flared mouth, a waisted neck, a cylindrical body and a flat base. It is covered overall with a transparent glaze, the surface lustrous and faintly bluish in tone, and is decorated in underglaze blue. Below the mouth rim is a band of alternating large and small stylised inverted plantain leaves. Around the body is a continuous scene of prayer and blessing.

In the scene, a court eunuch stands before an altar table with an incense burner, holding a ceremonial tablet, while an attendant behind him is also shown in an attitude of prayer. Two immortals emerge from a celestial mountain riding auspicious clouds, and two boys in front of the altar look on with curiosity. The cobalt blue is well modulated between rich and pale tones, creating clear layers. The figures are rendered with both spirit and form, the rocks are arranged with natural variation, and the overall style is fresh and unforced, displaying the distinctive characteristics of Chongzhen-period blue-and-white porcelain.