High Imitation Famille-Rose Heavenly Globe Vase with Panta Peach Design 高仿粉彩蟠桃纹天球瓶

High Imitation Famille-Rose Heavenly Globe Vase with Panta Peach Design

This vase features a slightly flared straight mouth, a short neck, a rounded body, and a circular foot. The entire surface, both inside and outside, is coated with a white glaze. A peach tree, painted in famille-rose enamels, winds from the base up the body of the vase, with lush branches and leaves, and eight large, plump peaches hanging from the branches.

The “Heavenly Globe Vase” derives its name from its resemblance to a celestial sphere. This type of vase first appeared during the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty and became popular during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, primarily as decorative porcelain. Later famille-rose heavenly globe vases with panta peach designs were often modeled after those from the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods. Famille-rose porcelain from the official kilns of the Yongzheng period typically features eight peaches, while those from the Qianlong period commonly depict nine, giving rise to the saying, "Yongzheng eight, Qianlong nine." The composition of this vase is spacious and well-arranged, with a harmonious blend of light and dark glaze, and the painting is intricate and skillfully executed, making it a representative work of Yongzheng famille-rose porcelain.

高仿粉彩蟠桃纹天球瓶 

瓶直口微撇，颈较短，浑圆腹，圈足。通体内外施白釉。瓶体上以粉彩描绘桃树一株，枝繁叶茂，自瓶底沿腹部蜿蜒而上，八颗硕大饱满的桃实压坠枝头。 　　

天球瓶以形似天体星球而得名，此种器形始见于明代永乐、宣德时期，流行于清代雍正、乾隆两朝，属于陈设用瓷。后世所制粉彩蟠桃纹天球瓶多以雍、乾时期的制品为蓝本烧造而成。雍正官窑粉彩瓷器上所绘蟠桃多绘八只桃实，而乾隆时则多绘九只桃实，因此有“雍八乾九”之说。此瓶彩绘构图疏朗有致，釉色浓淡相间，绘画精细工巧，堪称雍正官窑粉彩瓷器的代表作。