明嘉靖 青花綠彩雲龍紋高足盌 《大明嘉靖年製》款

well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a hollow tall splayed foot to a flaring rim, the interior decorated in green enamel with a medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon amongst small stylised clouds within an underglaze-blue double-circle, the exterior similarly enamelled with four writhing dragons, all in different twisted positions and against a background of delicately incised tempestuous waves extending onto the foot, the rim encircled with a double-lined band enclosing florets, the exterior of the foot inscribed in underglaze blue with a horizontal six-character reign mark

The overall condition is very good, with only some minor original firing flaws, including a tiny patch of firing lines to the foot. The stembowl has some surface scratches and wear, especially to the interior. There are also some bubbling, kiln speckles, stained pinholes and minor flakes to the green enamel, but otherwise it has been generally well preserved.
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高足盌多用於佛教祭典，然嘉靖帝重道輕佛，因此少見嘉靖朝高足盌，此件綠彩龍紋高足盌更是珍稀，似為孤品。台北國立故宮博物院藏二例單色釉高足盌，一藍、一黃，皆書年款於足內，與現例相近，刊於《明磁名器圖錄》，東京，1977-78年，卷3，圖版33、37。

綠彩龍紋盌盤始造於成化朝，多為釉下青花勾勒圖紋，釉上覆填綠彩，然此類作法僅限於成化窰。弘治正德時期，盛行一新技法，劃龍紋於瓷胚，紋飾留白素燒後，填綠彩再燒。其後，見有綠彩上以黑彩勾勒龍紋，技藝與此高足盌相同，然燒造期間極短，約為正德至嘉靖初年，僅留寥寥數例存世。施黑彩細線勾勒紋飾，為嘉靖窰特色，少見於其他時期，可參考此次拍賣一件黃地紅彩穿雲游龍紋罐（拍品編號3659）。

試比較一件青花綠彩龍紋小執壺、及二件同紋瓷盤，皆無年款，應造於十五世紀，弘治成化二朝：執壺載錄於《成化瓷器特展圖錄》，國立故宮博物院，臺北，2003年，編號112；一盤刊於《中國國家博物館藏文物研究叢書．瓷器卷：明代》，上海，2007年，圖版59；另 Anthony du Boulay 舊藏一盤，售於倫敦邦瀚斯2003年11月10日，編號117。

嘉靖窰亦作此類黑彩綠龍紋於仿古青銅器形，書青花年款，如一件出戟觚，載於 John Ayers，《Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection》，日內瓦，1999年，卷1，圖版85，此處並提及東京戶栗博物館也有一件類同作例。另一件花觚，刊於藤岡了一、長谷部樂爾主編，《世界陶瓷全集》，卷14：明，東京，1976年，編號193。還有一例展出於《求知雅集珍藏中國古陶瓷展》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，1981年，編號99。W.W. Winkworth 舊藏有另一器，1938年4月26日售於倫敦蘇富比，編號116，1973年6月4日再次售於倫敦佳士得，1973年6月4日，編號97。還有一件綠彩龍紋小罐，無施青花但以綠彩書年款，刊錄於 John Ayers，《Chinese Ceramics. The Koger Collection》，倫敦，1985年，圖版82及封面。