明萬曆 青花「趕珠雲龍」圖小罐 《大明萬曆年製》款

of compressed globular form, the rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a short tapering neck, decorated on the exterior in soft shades of cobalt with a pair of scaly dragons striding among flowers in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', above four evenly spaced rocky outcrops rising from a turbulent sea, all between a border of upright lappets skirting the base and a band of pendent petals encircling the rim, the recessed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double ring, wood stand

松竹堂收藏，編號59
倫敦邦瀚斯2002年11月11日，編號175

The mouthrim has a very minute shallow flake to the glaze. There are also a few crackles in the glaze to the interior, especially along the luting lines, but they do not pass through to the exterior. Apart from some minor surface scratches and pinpricks, the overall condition of the jar is very good.
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參考一形狀相類之萬曆小罐，其尺寸較本品略小，同繪龍紋，惟肩上與近足處皆綴以如意雲紋，見於《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51。另可比較一藍地白龍例，售於香港蘇富比1987年11月24日，編號37。