拍品 3611
  • 3611

明永樂 青花纏枝花卉菱式折沿盤

估價
5,000,000 - 7,000,000 HKD
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描述

  • porcelain
well potted with rounded sides divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short tapered foot to a barbed everted rim, painted in vivid tones of cobalt blue with 'heaped and piled' accents, the slightly recessed interior centred with a large barbed medallion of lotus, surrounded by blooms of camellia, lotus, chrysanthemum, mallow and dianthus borne on foliate scrolls within a barbed border, further encircled around the cavetto by detached sprays of chrysanthemum, pomegranate, hibiscus, peony, morning glory and lotus, each repeated twice and paired across the dish, save for the lotus matched with another blossom, below a border of crested waves on the the rim, the exterior painted with similar detached floral sprays within double line borders, the base and bevelled footring left unglazed

來源

Spink & Son,倫敦,1967年6月
F. Gordon 及 Elizabeth Hunter Morrill 伉儷收藏
紐約 Doyle's,2003年9月16日,編號81
香港蘇富比2013年4月8日,編號3018

展覽

《Recent acquisitions》,S. Marchant & Son,倫敦,2004年,編號1
《Ming Porcelain》,Marchant,倫敦,2009年,編號2

Condition

The dish is in good condition with just light surface scratches to the interior.
"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

此永樂青花盤雅致亮麗,乃明初瓷匠技術發展成就之佳證。永樂造瓷以其濃豔鈷藍著稱,發色濃淡相宜,變化微妙。鈷藍積處呈現銀黑結晶之斑點,濃深色澤對比瓷胎之潔白細緻,更顯奪目。

十四世紀風行一時的花繁枝盛之牡丹或蓮紋,至十五世紀初,改由細膩多姿的折枝花卉代之,此乃瓷藝紋飾發展史上的一大創新。如此盤內壁所飾折技花卉,圈以捲延枝草,騰出更多白地,每六種花卉為一組,重複一回共繪兩組,是以相同的花卉落在對角兩端,遙相呼應。

伊斯坦堡托普卡比宮殿博物館藏一相似例,載於康蕊君,《Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul》,John Ayers 編,倫敦,1986年,卷2,圖版601。另一例為大維德基金會收藏,現貯大英博物館,錄於《Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections》,卷6,東京,1982年,圖版76。台北故宮博物院藏一例,見《明代初年瓷器特展目錄》,國立故宮博物院,台北,1982年,編號38。還有一盤錄於《龍泉集芳:創業七十周年記念》,卷1,繭山龍泉堂,東京,1976年,圖版753。瑞典斯德哥爾摩東亞博物館藏兩例,其一見 Jan Wirgin,《Chinese Ceramics from the Axel and Nora Lundgren Bequest》,斯德哥爾摩,1978年,圖版27,編號25;另一為瑞典國王古斯塔夫六世.阿道夫舊藏,載於《東洋陶瓷大觀》,卷8,東京,1982年,圖版216。一例為 Mottahedeh 舊藏,錄於 David Howard 及 John Ayers,《China for the West, Chinese Porcelain and Other Decorative Arts for Export》,紐約,1978年,卷1,頁12,二度售於紐約蘇富比,分別為1976年3月20日,編號113及2000年9月20日,編號105。另可比較一例,曾列展於杜倫 Gulbenkian 東方藝術與考古博物館,先後售於倫敦佳士得2004年11月9日,編號131及香港蘇富比2016年10月5日,編號3630。

且參考紋飾相仿但折沿飾卷蓮紋之永樂大盤,售於倫敦蘇富比1972年3月14日,編號132,後再售香港蘇富比1976年11月29日,編號463及2009年4月8日,編號1670,曾展於《Chinese Art from the Reach Family Collection》,埃斯卡納齊,倫敦,1989年,編號35。或另一近售於香港蘇富比2016年10月5日之例,編號3715。

2014年倫敦大英博物館舉辦的《明:盛世皇朝50年》展覽中討論了中國和中東之間就青花瓷器的密切互動關係,見展覽圖錄頁86-95。