A WUCAI ‘HONEYSUCKLE’ DISH, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1723-1735. The shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot. The interior delicately decorated in a wucai palette with stylized honeysuckles rendered in neatly arranged scrolls, all within an underglaze-blue double-circle repeated at the rim. The base inscribed in underglaze blue with the six-character reign mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi within a double-circle and of the period. Provenance: Robert Somerville Chinese Art, Chicago, 30 March 1956. The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, USA, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Over four decades, the renowned couple assembled a remarkable collection with some of the biggest names of modern art, including Rene Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Joan Miró and Jean Dubuffet, as well as a significant number of highly important Chinese works of art. Married in 1952, James and Marilynn built a life centered on art, philanthropy and family. ‘My grandparents were the picture of elegance, and they had impeccable taste, but to their family they were known for their warmth, wit, and humor,’ recalls Bridget Alsdorf, the couple’s granddaughter. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, two minute nicks to foot rim, expected light wear to enamels, a near-invisible glaze line to the exterior (inspected under strong blue light). Weight: 302.0 g Dimensions: Diameter 21.3 cm The exterior decorated with stylized honeysuckles picked out in three different forms, the flowers alternating with six stylized foliate scrolls, Literature comparison: A similar dish was included in the Special Exhibition of K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1988, cat. no. 42. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related dish at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art on 6 April 2016, lot 3626, sold for HKD 300,000, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Marchant – Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains on 11 July 2020, lot 3123, sold for HKD 275,000. 雍正款和年代五彩忍冬紋盤 中國，1723-1735年。盤敞口，淺弧腹，下腹內斂，圈足。內外繪五彩忍冬紋，整體佈局規整，疏密有致，勾畫精細，色彩艷麗，寓意吉祥。圈足内青花雙圈六字款“大清雍正年制”。 來源：芝加哥Robert Somerville 中國藝術藝廊, 1956年3月30日。美國芝加哥James and Marilynn Alsdorf 收藏，購於上述藝廊，發票已遺失。在過去的40年中，這對著名的夫婦收集了一系列非凡的藏品，其中包括一些現代藝術名人的作品，如Rene Magritte，Frida Kahlo，Joan Miró 和Jean Dubuffet，以及大量非常重要的中國藝術品。 詹姆斯和瑪麗琳於1952年結婚，創造了以藝術、慈善事業和家庭為中心的生活。 他們的孫女布里奇特·阿爾斯多夫（Bridget Alsdorf）回憶說：“我的祖父母是優雅的體現，他們的品位無可挑剔，但對他們的家人而言，他們以熱情、機智和幽默而著稱。” 圖片: James and Marilynn Alsdorf 1950年在邁阿密 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒制不規則現象，足部邊緣有兩処小刻痕，釉面會有輕微磨損，外壁釉面裂線幾乎看不見（在強藍光下檢查）。 重量：302.0克 尺寸：直徑21.3厘米 繪畫細膩工整，色彩艷麗，為清代官窯經典紋飾之一。忍冬紋，因為忍冬這種植物越冬而不死，所以被大量運用於佛教題材裝飾上，比作人的靈魂不滅、輪迴永生，後繪於官窯瓷器之上，被賦予多福多壽，長壽萬年之吉祥寓意。 文獻比較: 一件相近的盤子曾在臺北故宮博物院特展K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty ce Museum展出，臺北故宮博物院, 臺北, cat. no. 42. 拍賣結果比較：一件相似的盤子售于香港蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 拍場2016年4月 6日，lot 3626, 售價HKD 300,000；另一件售于香港蘇富比 Marchant – Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains 拍場2020年7月 11日，lot 3123, 售價HKD 275,000。