宋 青白釉刻纏枝花卉紋盌一對

each delicately potted with flaring conical sides supported on a straight foot, freely carved to the interior with three floral blooms borne on an undulating leafy scroll, all reserved on a ground of combed spirals, covered overall in a vitreous pale blue glaze, the base unglazed revealing the buff-coloured body mottled with greyish-brown

Francisco Capelo收藏

These pair of bowls are in reasonably good condition, but one has a small 8mm crack to the rim, with two small shallow associated chips (2mm by 2mm and 3mm by 2mm). There is also another shallow chip (5mm by 2mm) to the exterior rim. The other bowl has three glaze cracks below the rim to the interior and both have some minor burst bubbles, iron spots and scratches to the glaze (the latter especially to the interior).
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

青白瓷器釉質瑩亮，宛若美玉，自十世紀於江西、福建、安徽各窰已有燒製，時至宋代年間持續流行。南宋蔣祈《陶記》，描述江西饒州景德鎮青白瓷：「埏埴之器，潔白不疵，故鬻於他所，皆有饒玉之稱」。景德鎮瓷匠最初或以越窰器為雛本，至五代及北宋年間，則自定窰美器覓得啟發。本品刻花精巧，刀法利落，淺施篦劃紋理，見一定窰花口盌例，上飾蓮紋，出自Carl Kempe收藏，圖錄於Jan Wirgin，《Sung Ceramic Designs》，斯德哥爾摩，1970年，圖版63a，售於倫敦蘇富比2008年5月14日，編號 252。

北京故宮博物院藏有一較小作例，圖見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：兩宋瓷器（下）》，香港，1996年，圖版186；倫敦大英博物院亦有一例，錄於Stacey Pierson，《Qingbai Ware. Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties》，倫敦，2002年，圖版11。亦可參比一花口盌例，圖錄於John Ayers，《The Baur Collection, Geneva. Chinese Ceramics》，卷1，日內瓦，1968年，圖版A121；另一例出自Gerard M. Greenwald收藏，售於紐約佳士得2011年9月16日，編號 1469。