宋至元 吉州窰海浪紋罐

of cylindrical section resting on a countersunk base, with sharply angled shoulders below the galleried rim, the buff-coloured body painted in dark brown with cresting waves and with overlapping petals radiating around the mouth, covered all over in a transparent glaze

The neck has been reconsolidated and retouched with the originals. There is a stabilised hairline crack of approx 1.2 cm. There are some shallow flakes to the mouthrim. The jar is otherwise in overall good condition.
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吉州窰為宋元時期最著名的瓷窰之一，與佛教禪宗也有較密切的關聯，本件拍品小巧可愛，花紋畫工精彩，可能是吉州窰孤品。本瓶所繪波濤紋是吉州窰最出色最具代表性的紋飾之一，見於吉州窰各類器物，但本品器形則甚為罕見。倫敦蘇富比曾出售一件吉州窰瓶，通體繪極為類似的波濤紋，器形接近，但瓶身遠比本拍品修長，高為二倍多，售於1980年11月7日，編號119。另有一件器形與波濤紋及尺寸類似倫敦蘇富比售出者，但波濤紋之間繪有三個開光，內繪人物紋，肩部繪有類似本拍品的蓮瓣紋，售於紐約佳士得2012年3月23日，編號1972。玫茵堂收藏一件，器形與本拍品稍更接近，肩部飾類似蓮瓣紋，但腹部僅繪花鳥紋以及蕉葉紋，見康蕊君，《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》，倫敦，1994-2010年，卷1，編號 519。類似本拍品的波濤紋，也見於吉州窰其它形式器物上，例如長頸瓶，一件藏於中國國家博物館，見展覽圖錄《吉州窰》，中國國家博物館，北京，2004年，頁70；一件售於倫敦蘇富比1990年6月12日，編號179。另可比較兩件重要波濤紋瓷器殘件，皆為寺廟供器，一件為吉州窰址出土罐，用褐彩書有干支紀年丁未歲，當為元大德十一年（1307），見彭明翰，《雅俗之間：吉州窰》，北京，2007，圖版67；另一件為凈水缽，褐彩書有至元己卯年題記，當為1279年，見展覽圖錄《禪風與儒韻：宋元時代的吉州窰瓷器》，深圳博物館、深圳市文物考古鑒定所等，深圳，2012年，編號107。