Lot 29: Doucai Horseshoe-shaped Bowl with Medallion Floral Patterns 斗彩团花纹马蹄碗

来源：于九十年代购自本地东陵古董商店
Provenance: Acquired from an antique shop in Tanglin, Singapore, in the 1990s

Diameter 口径 14.5 cm Height 高 6.5 cm Foot Diameter 足径 9.1 cm

Estimate 估价: SGD 190,000 – SGD 350,000
Starting Price 起拍价: SGD 120,000

碗撇口，深腹，浅圈足，形如倒置马蹄，故名。碗胎体轻薄，釉汁滋润，纹饰以斗彩工艺绘制而成，外壁主体以蓝、红、绿、黄四色彩环绘团花四朵，其间点缀折枝石榴，近足处黄绿相间的变形菊瓣纹。整器纹饰布局得当，填彩精细，釉下青花与釉上诸彩上下相应，左右争妍。碗外底心以青花书“大清雍正年制”六字双行楷书款。

雍正时期斗彩瓷器继承明代成化“斗彩”工艺，既有模仿又有创新，造型和纹饰比成化器更为丰富，色彩更加艳丽。成化斗彩多小件器物，有杯、碗、罐、盘等。雍正除小件器物外还有瓶、尊等大器，雍正斗彩玉壶春瓶非常罕见。

The bowl has an everted rim, deep rounded sides and a shallow ring foot. Its form resembles an inverted horseshoe, from which it takes its name. The body is thin and light, and the glaze is soft and lustrous. The decoration is executed in the doucai technique. The main design on the exterior consists of four floral roundels painted in blue, red, green and yellow enamels, interspersed with sprays of pomegranate. Around the lower section is a band of stylised chrysanthemum petals in alternating yellow and green.

The decoration is well arranged, and the enamelling is finely applied. The underglaze blue and the overglaze enamels respond to one another harmoniously, creating a lively interplay of colour. The centre of the base is inscribed in underglaze blue with the six-character mark in two vertical lines in regular script: “Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi” — “Made in the Yongzheng reign of the Great Qing dynasty.”

Yongzheng-period doucai porcelain inherited the doucai tradition of the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, while also introducing new developments. Its forms and decorative schemes are more varied than those of Chenghua wares, and the colours are brighter and more vibrant. Chenghua doucai pieces are mostly small wares, such as cups, bowls, jars and dishes. In the Yongzheng period, in addition to small wares, larger forms such as vases and zun-shaped vessels were also produced; Yongzheng doucai yuhuchun vases are particularly rare.