十四世紀 龍泉青釉劃花卉紋玉壺春瓶

exquisitely potted with a pear-shaped body tapering to a tall waisted neck and flared mouthrim, the exterior carved with blooming florets wreathed in intertwining sprigs, all above a band of petal lappets, the neck similarly decorated with stylistic floral scrolls, covered overall with an unctuous even sea-green glaze save for the unglazed footring burnt to an orange-russet during the firing

日本舊藏

The vase is slightly slanted but its overall condition is very good. There are a couple of glaze crackles to the interior mouth and an original underglaze dent to the body. There are also some typical pinholes and glaze gaps. The foot also has a few flakes to the unglazed footring and two firing cracks, one to the footring and partially covered by glaze and the other around the base. The actual vase is of a slightly paler tone.
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此類青瓷劃花玉壺春瓶，以當朝景德鎮官窰器為摹本，相應於同形制的青花、釉裏紅作例，龍泉青瓷玉壺春瓶亦可見多樣紋飾，如纏枝蓮紋、梔子花紋、或結實纍纍的葡萄紋。朱湯生於專文〈Chinese Celadon〉，《Arts of Asia》，1993年11 / 12月，頁64，提及直至十五世紀，「景德鎮製瓷愈見盛行，其繁複圖紋甚至為龍泉窰工匠所採納，並以刻劃技法復作之」。

北京故宮藏一件近類青瓷瓶，刊錄於《龍泉青瓷》，台北，1998年，圖版161；另一例售於香港佳士得1991年10月1日，編號732；還有一瓶，頸部作如意雲頭紋，出自Dragon II珍藏，1976年11月29日售於香港蘇富比，編號452，及1996年11月5日，編號635，並錄於朱湯生，前述出處，圖14，此處提及其形制接近洪武原型，頁64。比較一件纏枝蓮紋玉壺春瓶，刊載於蘇立文，《Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow》，倫敦，1963年，圖版95b；另一瓶刻葡萄紋，及類同此瓶之蓮瓣與回紋，載於康蕊君，《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》，卷3，倫敦，2006年，圖版1582。

類同之景德鎮作例，可參考一件釉裏紅纏枝牡丹紋瓶，載錄於《世界陶磁全集》，卷13，東京，1981年，彩圖214；北京故宮藏一件青花纏枝蓮紋瓶，刊於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧青花釉裏紅（上）》，香港，2008年，圖版14。