古風(fēng)FineChinaWarebecametheSymbolofChina瓷器成為中國的象征Aroundthe20’stothe30’softhetwentiethcentury,BritishmanR.L.HobsonfirstdisclosedthefactthatamongtheChineseQinghuaporcelaincollectionsofthePercivalDavidFoundationwasapairofidenticalvaseswithduoelephant-shapedhandles,decoratedwiththeimageofthedragonandphoenix.Thevaseswere63.6cmtall,withmotifsincludingchrysanthemumsscrollpatterns,palmleaves,lotusesscrollmotifs,flyingphoenix,heavenlydragonswimminginthesea’smotif,peonyscrollmotifs,miscellaneoustreasuresandlotuspetalpatterns,layerafterlayer.二十世紀(jì)二三十年代,英國人霍布遜率先披露了在英國大維德基金會(huì)收藏的中國青花瓷器中,有一對(duì)形制完全相同的中國青花龍鳳紋象耳瓶,瓶高63.6厘米,瓶身繪纏枝菊、蕉葉、纏枝蓮、飛鳳、海水云龍、纏枝牡丹、雜寶及變形蓮瓣等多層圖案。BeforetheYuanDynasty,Chineseporcelaindidnothavethecustomofmarkingtheyearandplaceofproductiononporcelainware.Therefore,thediscoveryofsuchaspecialpieceofQinghuaheldunprecedentedimportance;itwasthefirsttimethatpeopleoftheworldwereawareofYuanDynastyQinghuaporcelain,madeinJingdezhen.在元代以前,中國瓷器還沒有形成書寫紀(jì)年款識(shí)的慣例,發(fā)現(xiàn)這件青花瓷的重要意義,在于它第一次向世人宣稱,這是中國元代景德鎮(zhèn)燒造的青花瓷器。Itwasnotuntilthe50’softhetwentiethcentury,whenAmericanscholarDr.Poppertookthismatterseriouslyandbeganverificationresearch.WiththepairofQinghuavasesasstandard.直到20世紀(jì)50年代,美國學(xué)者波普博士以這件青花瓷為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)器。HecomparedthemtootherChineseQinghuaporcelaininIranianandTurkishmuseums.Subsequently,QinghuaporcelainwithsimilarfeaturesasthestandardpairwereclassifiedasZhizhengQinghua,namedfortheirtimeofmake.他對(duì)照伊朗及土耳其博物館收藏的中國其它青花瓷器進(jìn)行了類比研究,把與此青花瓷