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明永樂 甜白釉暗花雙龍戲珠流雲紋盤

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200,000 - 300,000 USD
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描述

thinly potted, the gently rounded sides rising to a very slightly lipped rim, decorated around the well in anhua technique with a pair of scaly dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', amidst cloud scrolls, the center with three radiating cloud scrolls, applied overall with a 'sweet white' (tianbai) glaze of warm milky tone, save for the footring left unglazed

Condition

The dish is in overall good condition, with the exception of a hairline crack extending down from the mouth rim measuring approximately 1.3 cm. The anhua design clearly and crisply visible against the light. Back-lit photographs available on request.
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.
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拍品資料及來源

觀本品盤,白潤素雅,纖柔清秀,隱透甜膩之感,足見十五世紀初景德鎮匠工之精湛技藝。宋時青白,釉色偏冷,元代加以改良,創卵白釉,至明永樂一朝,繼而精進,創甜白釉瓷,釉質光滑潤潔,釉色純淨淡雅。知名學者 Nigel Wood 於其書中記,甜白釉料,以釉石為主,幾乎不加釉灰,方得此上乘色質,詳見《Chinese Glazes. Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation》,倫敦,1999年,頁66。

永樂甜白釉器瓷片,於明代御窰遺址永樂早期及晚期堆積層中均有出土,足以證明永樂皇帝對甜白器之喜愛。此外,永樂帝尚佛事,而白色於佛教儀式中尤為重要。另有一說,永樂尚白瓷,亦有政治原因,因白色主孝悼,而永樂皇帝即位後世人多有輿論,故或借此以安眾心(見《Defining Yongle. Imperial Art in the Early Fifteenth-Century China》,大都會藝術博物館,紐約,2005年,頁35)。

參考一相類盤例,藏台北國立故宮博物院,錄《明代早期瓷器特展》,台北,1982年,編號69;另見一例,載《東洋陶磁名品圖錄》,東京,1980年,圖版100;第三例收錄於敏求精舍展覽,《明清單色釉器展覽》,香港藝術博物館,香港,1977年,編號129。另有數例售於拍場:一例出自 W.W.Winkworth 及 Eumofopolous 收藏,曾兩度售於倫敦蘇富比,1940年5月30日,編號319及1963年2月19日,編號23;另一例售香港蘇富比1988年5月17日,編號38;第三例出自 Frederick M.Mayer 收藏,售倫敦佳士得1974年6月24日,編號78。

相類紋飾者,亦見青花例,如見一盤,藏北京故宮博物院,錄《明代洪武永樂御窰瓷器:景德鎮御窰遺址出土與故宮博物院藏傳世瓷器對比展》,北京,2015年,編號26;另見一例,售香港蘇富比1997年11月5日,編號1366,繼售香港佳士得2003年10月27日,編號625。