Lot 396 晚清/民國 青花纏枝蓮紋雙耳壺 | A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Hu Vase, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

晚清/民國 青花纏枝蓮紋雙耳壺 | A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Hu Vase, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Late 19th/Early 20th Century

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$3,000 - $4,000

Height 10 in., 25.4 cm.

A chip on the mouth rim, a few pits to the glaze and a firing flaw on the foot. Under Uv light no additional repairs or restorations seen.

Rising from a slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck and an everted rim, the sloping shoulder applied with a pair of beast-mask and mock-ring handles, the exterior divided by raised concentric bands into four registers enclosing overlapping lappets, lotus scrolls, peony scrolls, and rushing waves; the base bearing an apocryphal six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue.
Property from the Collection of Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr., USN, thence by descent.
Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr., USN, thence by descent.
Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr. was a distinguished U.S naval officer and a leading strategist who played a critical role in shaping American naval operations during World War II. After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor as the commanding officer of the battleship USS Pennsylvania, he was appointed principal planning officer for Admiral Ernest J. King. Serving as the Navy's Chief of Naval Plans, Cooke was instrumental in managing the Pacific War and directing the fleet's critical transition from battleship-centric warfare to aircraft carrier task forces. He was present at the Allied invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach and concluded the war as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.
Following the war, Cooke took command of the United States Seventh Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific. During this tenure, he forged a deep and consequential relationship with the Republic of China’s leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Later, after Chiang Kai-shek left for Taiwan and Cooke had resigned from service with the U.S. Navy, Cooke served as a naval consultant and played a role in strengthening the Nationalist government in Taiwan during the early 1950s. A close professional and personal bond existed between Madame and Chiang Kai-shek and Admiral and Mrs. Cooke and their families as evidenced by contemporaneous correspondence.
來源：
查爾斯·柯克上將（Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., 1886-1970）舊藏，后家族傳承。
柯克上將是美國傑出的海軍將領與戰略家。珍珠港事件中他擔任“賓夕法尼亞號”艦長，後獲委任為金恩上將（Admiral Ernest J. King）的首席計畫官。任內主導了太平洋戰區戰略，推動美軍主力向航空母艦編隊轉型，親臨諾曼底登陸，二戰結束后升任海軍作戰部副部長。
戰後，柯克出任美國第七艦隊及駐西太平洋海軍司令。任內與中華民國領導人蔣介石委員長結下深厚情誼。作為備受倚重的海軍顧問與非官方軍事智囊，柯克於1950年代初期在協助鞏固台灣國民政府方面發揮了重要作用。從當時年柯克夫婦與蔣宋夫婦的往來信函即可印證，雙方在軍政與私交上的深厚羈絆更延伸至彼此家族。
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
晚清/民國 青花纏枝蓮紋雙耳壺
【年代】
十九世纪晚期/二十世纪早期
【描述】
从稍微外撇的足部上升至束颈和外翻口沿，斜肩上饰有一对兽面和仿环形耳，器身由凸起的同心带分为四层，分别绘有重叠的垂莲瓣、莲花卷草纹、牡丹卷草纹和奔腾的波浪纹；底部带有青花伪托乾隆六字款。
来自查尔斯·M·库克海军上将收藏，后由其后代继承。
【品相】
口沿有一处缺损，釉面有几处坑洞，足部有一处烧制瑕疵。在紫外光下未见其他修复或复原痕迹。