明嘉靖 紅綠彩水波龍紋盃 《大明嘉靖年製》款

finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, the exterior enamelled in iron-red with five-clawed dragons writhing sinuously above a band of tumultuous green waves, the interior similarly decorated with a medallion enclosing a further dragon soaring above green waves, the foot bordered in underglaze blue with a double-line band, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle 

In overall good condition. The rim has been polished. There is a short and fine vertical firing crack to the interior wall. There are fine scratches overall.
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本盃同施礬紅、綠彩及釉下青花，如此組合，甚為罕見。懷海堂收藏有一盤例，紋飾類近，帶嘉靖年款，曾展於《機暇明道：懷海堂藏明代中晚期官窰瓷器》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，2012年，編號74。弘治及正德兩朝亦製類近紋飾瓷盌，唯缺釉下青花，例見東京出光美術館藏，盌身飾龍紋，帶正德年款，曾展於《In Pursuit of the Dragon》，西雅圖美術館，西雅圖，1988年，編號38。

帶嘉靖年款之五爪龍紋瓷作，可參考懷海堂藏青花礬紅彩盃例，前述出處，編號76；另一例售於香港蘇富比2009年10月8日，編號1617；還可參考一例，圖錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集．青花釉裏紅 （中）》 ，上海，2000 年，圖版228。