拍品 77
  • 77

唐 三彩貼花執壺

估價
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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描述

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superbly potted, the ovoid body rising from a tall splayed foot to a double-waisted neck, all below a wide pinched mouth attached to the shoulder by an arched double-strap handle with a tabbed thumb-piece, the body with three horizontal bands of grooved circles, applied with crisply molded floral crests and stylized palmettes, all beneath splashed straw, green and amber glazes, stopping unevenly to reveal the buff body at the base, Japanese wood box (3)

來源

1960年代得於日本(傳)

Condition

The handle has been broken and reattached. Black light examination indicates that there was a break at the base of the neck which has been restored. There are scattered areas of glaze loss and restoration to glaze loss and minor chips to the spout, the body and most prominently to the lower two/thirds of the base. The base is slightly uneven.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

拍品資料及來源

唐代前半葉,中西匯聚,昌盛繁榮。本品執壺,奢麗華美,製工精細,再現當時大唐盛景。此期間,貴族階級品味日趨考究,眾藝匠竭力迎合,巧思層出,創新技巧,前所未有。同時中國與西亞經循絲路通商,交流文化,長安城因而成為國際都會,舉世無匹,亞洲各地人士,紛紛前往聚居,藝匠因而接觸各式工藝,吸收新穎風格技術,博採眾長。

本品執壺,口作束流狀,器身貼花飾,雖為獨例,然亦可歸眾於一極少數執壺品類。陶瓷貼花裝飾,意源寶石、珍珠鑲飾,此類裝飾手法於北齊時期已廣泛使用,至唐代仍然盛行,繁縟花飾、葉紋,見於各式材質,如織品、銀器以及陶器等,精彩紛呈。

參考一相類例,器形相近,貼花飾,曾展於《隋唐の美術》,大阪市立美術館,大阪,1978年,編號91。另見一例,施藍釉,現藏東京富士美術館,見《世界陶磁全集》,東京,1976年,卷11,圖版39。尚有一例,出自 George Eumorfopoulos 收藏,現存於倫敦大英博物館,載於 R.L. Hobson 及 A.L. Hetherington,《 The Art of the Chinese Potter》,倫敦,1923年,圖版XV;再見兩例,錄《Masterpieces of Chinese and Korean Ceramics in the Ataka Collection》,東京,1980年,圖版48及49。

另可比較一三彩爐例,飾相類貼花,載於《唐三彩特展》,國立歷史博物館,台北,1995年,編號80;另一例出自 Howard C. Hollis 收藏,曾展於《The Arts of the T’ang Dynasty》,洛杉磯郡藝術博物館,洛杉磯,1957年,編號197。