拍品 1108
  • 1108

明嘉靖 黄釉撇口盃 《大明嘉靖年製》款

估價
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
Log in to view results
招標截止

描述

  • 《大明嘉靖年製》款
  • porcelain
finely and delicately potted with a bell-shaped body with deep rounded sides rising steeply and flaring at the rim, all supported on a slightly tapered foot, evenly applied overall with a translucent pale yellow glaze, including the base, draining at the rim and pooling to a warm egg-yolk tone around the foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a circle

來源

Samuel C. Davis(1871-1940年)收藏,密蘇里州聖路易斯市
Samuel Davis Weaver(1940-2013年)承產
Greenwich 收藏,康涅狄格,此後家族傳承
J.J. Lally & Co.,紐約

Condition

The overall condition is very good with only a few original body lines and very light surface scratches. The actual colour is similar to that of the catalogue illustration.
"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

此盃黃釉色澤盈潤。黃釉者,宮廷尊用,尤適小巧精妙之器。淺單色釉器,觀之形簡色單,實則燒製技巧要求極高,於各類器中屬最難一類,須取純土,施精工,胎、釉、火必嫻熟,佳器方成,如有微瑕,前功盡棄。

黃色屬五行一色,位列宮廷色系之首,優於赤、玄、紫。黃色為土,五行之土對應中央,與帝居五方之中相附。有明一朝,景德鎮御窰廠在唐代鉛黃釉之基礎上加以改良,以3.5%氧化鐵注入原有硅酸鉛釉,延製黃釉器不絕。

本品造形屬明嘉靖時期之創新,常見尺寸較本器略大。大維德爵士舊藏一例,現藏於倫敦大英博物館,錄於《Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art》,倫敦,1989年,編號A 595。另一例曾為 B.Z. Seligman 夫人及 Alfred Aykroyd 爵士遞藏,先後售於倫敦蘇富比1966年5月15日,編號36,以及倫敦佳士得2004年6月7日,編號281。Hall 家族收藏一相類盃例,先後售於倫敦蘇富比1966年7月26日,編號68,以及香港蘇富比2000年5月2日,編號506。玫茵堂也收藏一對相類作例,售於香港蘇富比2011年4月7日,編號62。還有對例,曾入仇焱之及趙從衍舊藏,兩度售於香港蘇富比1981年5月19日,編號452,及1986年11月18日,編號68。倫敦大英博物館還藏一尺寸相類但器形較淺之例,載於霍吉淑《大英博物館藏中國明代陶瓷》,倫敦,2001年,圖版9:73。

此類盃亦見施有其他單色釉及飾以青花之例,見 Hall 家族收藏一藍釉盃及一件尺寸較小之白釉盃,同於2000年5月2日香港蘇富比售出,編號分別為510及509。另可參考一對青花三羊啟泰盃,展於《爐火純青:嘉靖及萬曆官窰瓷器》,香港大學美術博物館,香港,2009年,編號12。

Samuel C. Davis,1893年畢業於哈佛大學,二十世紀初隨盧芹齋收藏中國瓷器。身後家人將其中逾二百器中國瓷器惠贈聖路易士藝術博物館,另百多件捐予哈佛大學,餘下保留作家族傳承。