A rare incised aubergine-ground yellow-enamelled 'dragon' bowl, Mark and period...
A rare incised aubergine-ground yellow-enamelled 'dragon' bowl,
Mark and period of Wanli
明萬曆 茄皮紫地黃彩暗劃雲龍紋盌 《大明萬曆年製》款
deftly incised and enamelled on the exterior with two five-clawed yellow dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst ruyi clouds, their eyes, horns, claws and spines delicately reserved in white while the pupils highlighted by black dots, above a keyfret band encircling the high straight foot, all reserved on an aubergine ground, the interior painted in underglaze-blue with a double ring in the centre and a single line around the rim, the slightly convex base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
15.3 cm
Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with just a few insignificant original firing imperfections, and some surface wear and scratches.
整體品相良好。僅偶見些許窰燒微瑕、器面磨／刮痕。
Catalogue Note:
Wanli 'dragon' bowls executed in this colour palette are exceedingly rare, with a total of only four recorded examples including the present bowl: see a restored example, formerly in the Bloxam Collection, now housed in the British Museum (accession no. 1928,0718.5); another also from the Fonthill Heirlooms and the collection of Lord Margadale of Islay, T.D., possibly the pair to the present bowl, was sold in these rooms, 16th May 1977, lot 51, subsequently entered the T.Y. Chao Collection, later sold again on 19th May 1987, lot 258, and entered the C.P. Lin Collection and illustrated in Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C.P. Lin Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2014, cat. no. 107; and a further example exhibited in Chinese Arts of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1963, cat. no. 367, and later sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28th November 2018, lot 2923.
While there are a few monochrome renditions of this type, such as the aubergine version in the Beijing Palace Museum (accession no. Gu-144958) and the yellow example in the Taipei Palace Museum (accession no. Guci-016014N), the present bowl distinguishes itself from its peers with its clever use of the white porcelain body as a third colour to accentuate the intricate details of the dragons and act as a simple decorative band around the rim. To further enhance the spirit and vigour of the dragons, the pupils are thoughtfully dotted in black.
綜觀萬曆龍紋御瓷，茄皮紫地黃彩者極稀，現知存世僅四例，包含本品。大英博物館藏一修復例，出自 Bloxam 舊藏（館藏編號：1928,0718.5）。另一曾同為放山居、馬格代爾勛爵收藏，或與本盌成對，1977年5月16日釋於香港蘇富比，編號51；後入趙從衍珍藏，再釋於香港蘇富比1987年5月19日，編號258；再入長青館收藏，並收錄於《長青館藏明清瓷、玉、角、竹、畫琺瑯》，香港藝術館，香港，2014年，編號107。最後一例曾展出於《中國明清美術展目錄》，東京國立博物館，東京，1963年，編號367，後售於香港佳士得2018年11月28日，編號2923。
此類紋飾亦見於單色釉瓷，同樣僅見寥寥數例，如清宮舊藏一淡茄皮紫釉暗劃雲龍紋盌，現貯於北京故宮博物院（館藏編號：故-144958）；台北故宮博物院藏亦見一黃釉作例（館藏編號：故瓷-016014N）。本盌以細線淺劃雲龍紋，於紫地上施黃彩，再於龍眼、五爪及龍鬚細節處填上白彩，作為第三色，襯托龍紋，較其他類例更形醒目鮮明。又爲口沿飾邊，精巧別致，意趣盎然。且用黑彩點龍睛，更添靈動，躍躍活現。
Provenance:
Collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-97), Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire.
Collection of Lord Margadale of Islay, T.D. (1906-96).
Offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th November 1982, lot 113.
英國威爾特郡蒂斯伯里放山居艾弗瑞．莫里森（1821-97年）收藏
蘇格蘭艾雷島馬格代爾勛爵（1906-96年）收藏
上拍於香港蘇富比1982年11月8日，編號113
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A rare incised aubergine-ground yellow-enamelled 'dragon' bowl,
Mark and period of Wanli
明萬曆 茄皮紫地黃彩暗劃雲龍紋盌 《大明萬曆年製》款
deftly incised and enamelled on the exterior with two five-clawed yellow dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst ruyi clouds, their eyes, horns, claws and spines delicately reserved in white while the pupils highlighted by black dots, above a keyfret band encircling the high straight foot, all reserved on an aubergine ground, the interior painted in underglaze-blue with a double ring in the centre and a single line around the rim, the slightly convex base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
15.3 cm
Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with just a few insignificant original firing imperfections, and some surface wear and scratches.
整體品相良好。僅偶見些許窰燒微瑕、器面磨／刮痕。
Catalogue Note:
Wanli 'dragon' bowls executed in this colour palette are exceedingly rare, with a total of only four recorded examples including the present bowl: see a restored example, formerly in the Bloxam Collection, now housed in the British Museum (accession no. 1928,0718.5); another also from the Fonthill Heirlooms and the collection of Lord Margadale of Islay, T.D., possibly the pair to the present bowl, was sold in these rooms, 16th May 1977, lot 51, subsequently entered the T.Y. Chao Collection, later sold again on 19th May 1987, lot 258, and entered the C.P. Lin Collection and illustrated in Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C.P. Lin Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2014, cat. no. 107; and a further example exhibited in Chinese Arts of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1963, cat. no. 367, and later sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28th November 2018, lot 2923.
While there are a few monochrome renditions of this type, such as the aubergine version in the Beijing Palace Museum (accession no. Gu-144958) and the yellow example in the Taipei Palace Museum (accession no. Guci-016014N), the present bowl distinguishes itself from its peers with its clever use of the white porcelain body as a third colour to accentuate the intricate details of the dragons and act as a simple decorative band around the rim. To further enhance the spirit and vigour of the dragons, the pupils are thoughtfully dotted in black.
綜觀萬曆龍紋御瓷，茄皮紫地黃彩者極稀，現知存世僅四例，包含本品。大英博物館藏一修復例，出自 Bloxam 舊藏（館藏編號：1928,0718.5）。另一曾同為放山居、馬格代爾勛爵收藏，或與本盌成對，1977年5月16日釋於香港蘇富比，編號51；後入趙從衍珍藏，再釋於香港蘇富比1987年5月19日，編號258；再入長青館收藏，並收錄於《長青館藏明清瓷、玉、角、竹、畫琺瑯》，香港藝術館，香港，2014年，編號107。最後一例曾展出於《中國明清美術展目錄》，東京國立博物館，東京，1963年，編號367，後售於香港佳士得2018年11月28日，編號2923。
此類紋飾亦見於單色釉瓷，同樣僅見寥寥數例，如清宮舊藏一淡茄皮紫釉暗劃雲龍紋盌，現貯於北京故宮博物院（館藏編號：故-144958）；台北故宮博物院藏亦見一黃釉作例（館藏編號：故瓷-016014N）。本盌以細線淺劃雲龍紋，於紫地上施黃彩，再於龍眼、五爪及龍鬚細節處填上白彩，作為第三色，襯托龍紋，較其他類例更形醒目鮮明。又爲口沿飾邊，精巧別致，意趣盎然。且用黑彩點龍睛，更添靈動，躍躍活現。
Provenance:
Collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-97), Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire.
Collection of Lord Margadale of Islay, T.D. (1906-96).
Offered at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th November 1982, lot 113.
英國威爾特郡蒂斯伯里放山居艾弗瑞．莫里森（1821-97年）收藏
蘇格蘭艾雷島馬格代爾勛爵（1906-96年）收藏
上拍於香港蘇富比1982年11月8日，編號113
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