A PALE CELADON-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC 'LIBATION' CUP, QIANLONG PERIOD China, 1736-1795. Made in imitation of archaistic horn cups, and of rectangular section, with a raised band of simplified taotie masks around the waist and bands of stiff leaves incised on the pedestal foot and upper body which is applied with four small chilong. The openwork handle formed by five further chilong of varying sizes climbing towards the rim. Covered overall with a pale celadon glaze darkening in the recesses. Provenance: From a noted French private collection. Old collector's label 'A.Q. 29' to base. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and firing flaws, including dark spots and minute firing cracks, one of which has caused a tiny loss to part of a chilong tail. The present lot, with no damages despite many exposed and reticulated areas, should be considered extremely rare in such pristine condition. Weight: 403.5 g Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a cup in the Walters Collection, Baltimore, of very similar shape and design, but with the chilong handle decorated in colored enamels and possibly gilding, illustrated by S. Bushell in Oriental Ceramic Art, New York, reprint 1980, p. 213, fig. 278. Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related white-glazed archaistic libation cup, of near-identical form and also dated to the Qianlong period, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 24 March 2011, lot 1770, sold for USD 20,000. 乾隆時期青釉螭龍紋杯 中國，1736-1795年。本品整體呈方形，敞口直腹，足端外撇，其造型仿犀角杯。杯通體施青白釉，口沿及足部分飾蕉葉紋，腹部模印饕餮。鏤空雕刻執柄，先有一條巨龍從底部延伸至杯口，五條小螭攀附其背部和兩側，翻轉騰挪，縱橫交錯。外壁還有四條小螭攀爬。本杯造型古樸莊重，通體施青釉胎，凹陷處釉色加深。 來源：法國知名私人收藏。底部可見老藏家標籤“A.Q. 29”。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微的磨損和燒製缺陷如黑點和微小的燒製裂紋，一條螭龍尾部小缺損。儘管有多處裸露和網狀區域，但沒有損壞，原始狀態，實屬罕見。 重量：403.5 克 尺寸：高 12.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的白釉仿犀角杯，相似形狀，同樣為乾隆時期，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年3月 24日 lot 1770, 售價USD 20,000。