明嘉靖 茄皮紫地黃藍彩龍紋盌 《大明嘉靖年製》款

the deep rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, the exterior incised and decorated with two yellow-enamelled five-clawed dragons pacing amongst clouds above a lappet band, the interior similarly decorated in cobalt-blue enamels with a central medallion enclosing a sprig of lingzhi, encircled by further lingzhi scrolls and a chevron band, all reserved against an aubergine ground, the base incised with a six-character reign mark within double circles, Japanese wood box

繭山龍泉堂，東京

《元明名品展》，日本陶磁協會（日本橋高島屋），東京，1956年，編號149

The bowl has four hairline rim cracks with associated minute flakes and gilt-lacquer repair, measuring approx. 5cm, 5.5cm, 0.8cm (firing crack) and 5.8cm at 12, 3, 4 and 5o'clock positions respectively. There are two gilt-repaired rim flakes to the exterior at 10 and 12o'clock positions, measuring 0.5x0.4cm and 0.3x0.2cm respectively. The low-temperature cobalt-blue enamel to the interior is misfired with bubbling to the enamels. There is extensive rubbing and scratches predominantly to the base of the interior. The exterior with some short deep scratches. Minor nibbling around the footring. Other minor glaze firing imperfections such as burst glaze bubbles and iron spots.
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本盌巧施釉上數彩，鮮明奪目，反映嘉靖年間，景德鎮瓷匠創思層出，積極求變。Suzanne G. Valenstein論述，16世紀中葉瓷匠「妙用各式釉彩，匠心獨運，以達成最多效果變化。」見《A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics》，紐約，1989年，頁191。本盌內側施低溫鈷料，似受十四世紀起，中國南北出產之琺華器所啟發。此類釉薄施則清瑩若水，厚塗則凝重深沉，燒成佳器濃淡變化，華美獨特。

此類盌甚為罕見，參比一對盌例，出自蘇林庵收藏，曾售於香港蘇富比1995年10月31日，編號322，據述，盌內側靈芝紋飾為釉下青花。

茄皮紫地黃龍盌，多見於萬曆年器，並款，內側光素無紋，大英博物館藏一例，圖錄於Jessica Harrison-Hall，《Ming Ceramics》，倫敦，2001年，圖版11:143；另一例出自趙從衍故藏，兩度售於香港蘇富比，先後為1977年5月16日，編號51及1987年5月19日，編號258。