拍品 3638
  • 3638

明永樂 青花葡萄紋折沿盤

估價
8,000,000 - 10,000,000 HKD
招標截止

描述

  • porcelain
very finely potted with rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide everted rim, superbly painted in rich inky tones of cobalt-blue accented with characteristic 'heaping and piling', the interior decorated with a medallion enclosing three pendent bunches of grapes suspending from a gnarled vine issuing broad curling leaves and coiling tendrils, surrounded on the cavetto with a leafy composite floral scroll bearing twelve flowering blooms, including chrysanthemum, lotus, peony and morning glory, all within a border of crashing waves on the rim, the exterior similarly rendered with a different composite floral scroll of twelve floral blossoms, including a lingzhi bloom, the unglazed base fired with subtle orange specks, wood stand

來源

倫敦佳士得1980年7月14日,編號196
紐約佳士得1983年11月30日,編號86
張宗憲收藏
香港佳士得2006年11月28日,編號1313

Condition

The charger is in excellent condition with powerful cobalt and an extremely glossy glaze. There is a minute shallow flake associated with a burst bubble on the rim.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

青花葡萄紋,屬永樂瓷最經典之紋飾,並見證景德鎮青花燒造之一日千里。永樂一朝,不僅製瓷技術與風格大幅躍升,御製官瓷亦不再僅為內廷所用,也成為君主用於促進貿易或外交之利器。

永樂帝力求擴張疆域,曾多次遣使疆外。御窰燒製青花瓷,得朝廷嚴密監督,以求成品至臻,無民窰得以接近其水平,確保官窰瓷器至高無上之地位。

永樂青花葡萄紋折沿盤,盤心繪藤生三串葡萄,豐美欲滴,盤壁或直或作瓜稜式,盤沿順圓或花口。此件拍品瓷胎端正,釉色潤澤,青花紋飾艷麗耀人,色深處見蘇麻泥青特有之深濃鐵斑,屬早明青花瓷之特點,添青花層次,倍受後朝欽慕。

清宮舊藏一件同紋折沿盤,現藏北京故宮,刊於耿寶昌編,《故宮博物館藏明初青花瓷》,北京,2002年,卷2,圖版135,同錄一件菱花口盤,圖版133。上海博物館藏一例,載於陸明華,《明代官窰瓷器》,上海,2007年,圖版1-16;1908年,慈禧太后賞賜一盤予中國海關總稅務司長羅伯特.赫德爵士,1966年12月13日售於倫敦蘇富比,編號79。

永樂帝登基後,重拾洪武時期一度中斷與帖木兒帝國沙哈魯皇朝之頻繁交流,其中青花瓷常作為珍貴賞賜。類同紋飾瓷盤,曾供奉於阿德比爾聖殿,現藏德黑蘭伊朗國家博物館,刊於 John Alexander Pope,《Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine》,華盛頓,1956年,圖版37-9,及三杉隆敏,《中近東の中国磁器》,香港,1981年,卷3,圖版A40-42。伊斯坦堡托普卡比宮殿博物館亦藏同類青花盤,載於康蕊君,《Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul》,倫敦,1986年,卷2,圖版605、606。還有一盤,銘有印度莫臥兒皇帝沙賈漢(1593-1666年),紀年1643-4年,曾為布倫戴奇舊藏,現存舊金山亞洲藝術博物館,錄於《The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Selected Works》,三藩市,1994年,頁106,1964年3月24日售於倫敦蘇富比,編號96。

參考瑞典皇室收藏一件相似紋飾青花盤,現藏斯德哥爾摩東亞博物館,載於《Oriental Ceramics. The World’s Great Collections》,卷8,東京,1982年,圖版213,倫敦大維德基金會有二盤,其一現存倫敦大英博物館,錄於,同上,卷6,圖版74,另一盤於1974年7月8日售於倫敦蘇富比,編號190。玫茵堂珍藏一例,刊於康蕊君,《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》,倫敦,卷4,2010年,圖版1638,2012年4月4日售於香港蘇富比,編號21。

葡萄紋樣,因其果主要生長於中亞地區,遂較為罕見於中國藝術品。唐代因絲綢之路通達,中西往來頻繁,中原遂見有葡萄紋飾,卻如曇花一現。元時,中國與西域貿易、文化交互,紐帶再連,時至明永樂,葡萄圖案甚是流行。