明十五世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蕃蓮紋三足爐

the cylindrical body rising from three ruyi-shaped feet to an everted rim, flanked by a pair of upright scrolled handles, the exterior brightly decorated against a turquoise ground with leafy scrolling lotus, the base and the rim gilt

Bluett & Sons，倫敦，1985年6月4日
Juan Jose Amezaga收藏
巴黎佳士得2007年6月13日，編號1

There is a 9cm by 9.5cm area of restoration to one foot and surrounding area of blue ground and a smaller area of repaired enamel to another foot 2cm by 2cm. There is an area of restoration to the body under one handle 9cm by 4cm. There is rubbing to the gilding in various areas throughout.
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本品碩大，於明初銅胎掐絲琺瑯器中甚為罕見。其型敦實厚重，琺瑯色澤鮮明奪目，佈局簡約明朗，充分體現十五世紀經典宮廷銅胎掐絲琺瑯器之精萃。布里斯托爾市美術館藏一作例（編號Or N8195），或與本品成對，一足內銘「樓上」二字。

北京故宮博物院藏二件作例，錄於《中國金銀玻璃琺瑯器全集》，卷五，石家莊，2002年，圖版19、20，前者帶蓋並鑲鎏金銅龍耳。巴 黎裝飾藝術博物館Charles Rochard 收藏一爐例，後加鎏金銅鳥耳，曾分展於《The Arts of the Ming Dynasty》，倫敦東方陶瓷學會，1957年，編號317及《Cloisonné. Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties》展覽，巴爾德研究所，紐約，2011年，編號22。

藏傳佛教盛行於永樂一朝，本品之纏枝蕃蓮紋飾應取源於其。蓮花連枝相纏，與同期之青花瓷紋飾相類，可知宮廷瓷器與其他器物之生產息息相關。