3096-“大清咸丰年制”青花楷书底款龙凤呈祥笔筒Dragon and Phoenix auspicious pen holder

“A Qing dynasty Xianfeng period blue and white porcelain brush pot, standing 11 centimeters tall with an approximate diameter of 12 centimeters. The bottom bears a kaishu (regular script) mark ‘大清咸丰年制’. It features Ming-style green painted chasing pearl dragon patterns and multicolored phoenix patterns, with dragons and phoenixes facing each other, pursuing the flaming pearl. Surrounding them are multicolored auspicious clouds. Near the base, there are variant blue and white lotus patterns, and a band of blue and white brocade patterns near the rim. The porcelain is thin and delicate, with a lustrous glaze. The script is neatly and beautifully written, and the blue and white color is light blue with a slight gray tint, characteristic of the period. The Xianfeng era, lasting only 11 years, was marked by internal strife and external threats, representing one of the weakest periods of the Qing dynasty. The Imperial Kiln in Jingdezhen was destroyed in the fifth year of Xianfeng by the Taiping Rebellion, and porcelain production almost completely halted, making official kiln pieces from this period extremely rare. This brush pot is an especially valuable piece from this turbulent time.”

“大清咸丰年制”青花楷书底款龙凤呈祥笔筒，11公分高，约12公分口径，仿明绘绿彩赶珠龙纹，以及五彩凤纹，龙凤相对而行，追逐火焰宝珠。龙凤四围五彩祥云缭绕。近底足处青花变体莲纹，近口沿处一圈青花锦纹。胎质细薄，包浆莹润，写款工整秀丽，青花发色淡青略闪灰，时代特征明显。咸丰朝只有短短11年，绝大部分时间都是内忧外患，是有清以来国运最弱的时期，景德镇御窑亦在咸丰五年毁于太平軍的战火，其瓷器的烧造几乎完全停顿，传世官窑极为稀少，这件文房佳期，尤为难得。