A FINE GUAN-TYPE FACETED VASEQianlong seal mark and of the periodOf archaisticfanghu form, gracefully potted with facetted sides raised on a short straight foot, the long neck flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles, the vessel covered overall save for the footring in an elegant greyish-blue glaze.14.7cm (5 3/4in) highProvenance: 清乾隆 仿官釉八方貫耳瓶青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance:Taji Shuichi CollectionIllustrated and published:Taji Shuichi, Porcelain of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Tokyo, 1976, no. 144來源：田路周一舊藏出版及著錄：田路周一，《清代乃瓷器》，東京，1976年，編號144The vase was inspired in form and in its glaze by antiquity, in accordance with the Qianlong emperor's wish to 'restore ancient ways', calling on craftsman to draw inspiration from archaic examples, enabling them to imbue their designs with simplicity and honesty, achieving refinement and elegance. The 'ancient ways' referred to the intrinsic values of sincerity, simplicity, and happy exuberance. The form is a contemporary innovation of the Shang and Zhou dynasties bronze fanghu shape, whilst the glaze is a direct reference to the celebrated Southern Song dynasty Guan glaze. See a Song dynasty prototype from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in Theplete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong, 2001, no.43.Compare two vases of similar type illustrated by R.Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.II, London, 1994, pls.874 and 875. Two similar vases inscribed with an Imperial poem by the Qianlong Emperor are in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see Obtaining Refined Enjoyment: The Qianlong Emperor's Taste in Ceramics, Taipei, 2012, pls. 85 and 86. See a similar example previously from Marchant, London, later sold at Christie's New York, 23 March 2018, lot 783.十八世紀期間，宮廷泛起一股慕古之風，宮廷作坊及窯口常以上古器型紋飾為藍本，製造仿古器物。此股風氣源於清三代帝皇大舉提倡復古主義，效上古聖賢之道。而乾隆皇帝亦曾下旨編修《西清古鑑》，記錄宮中珍藏上古青銅器的器型樣式，供工匠窯工參考，詳見張麗端著，《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，台北，1997年，頁49-50。見北京故宮藏清宮舊藏一件宋代哥窯八方貫耳扁瓶，著錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：兩宋瓷器(下)》，香港，2001年，編號43。兩件造型相似的例子可參考康蕊君，《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》，卷二，倫敦，1994年，ࢵ...