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Lot 706

1974 from a Yuan dynasty tomb in the Yuanyichang (園藝場) area Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul》卷
of Dongxi (東溪), Jianyang county (簡陽縣), Sichuan province. 一頁292–3編號212–216及頁215的彩色圖版 (倫
Although the tomb is dated to the Yuan dynasty, the archaeologists 敦：1986)。上海市南匯區出土有一例元龍泉荷葉
believe that the jar dates to the Southern Song dynasty (illustrated 形蓋罐，罐身飾低浮雕三爪龍紋及雲紋，發表於
in Longquan Celadon – The Sichuan Museum Collection (龍泉青瓷), 《中國出土瓷器全集》，卷7：江蘇、上海，編號
Macau, 1998, pp. 134-5, no. 38). An undecorated lidded jar dating 234（北京：2008）。於2011年3月，紐約蘇富比拍
to the Yuan dynasty was excavated in 1975 at Yiwu city (義烏市), 出戴福保珍藏龍泉青釉四爪龍紋罐 (拍品編號85)，
Zhejiang province (illustrated by Zhu Boqian (朱伯謙) (ed.) in 但以此為飾的近似罐極為罕見。可是，這例戴氏珍
Celadons from Longquan Kilns (龍泉窰青瓷), Taipei, 1998, p. 196, 藏的罐蓋業已散失。
no. 171). A smaller Ming dynasty lidded jar of this form, with carved
foral decoration, was excavated in 1955 in Yujing village in Bazhong 上述元明近似例與是次拍賣的蓋罐一樣，大多是用
county, Sichuan province (illustrated in Longquan Celadon – The 盤狀坯件拼接為底，而南宋罐則採用固定平底的
Sichuan Museum Collection, op. cit., pp. 162-3, no. 55). A further Ming 樣式。上文提到，本拍品最不尋常的是器身氣勢磅
dynasty jar with carved decoration including the four characters qing 礡之四爪龍紋。龍紋下方飾海水紋一道，龍身如在
xiang mei jiu (清香美酒) is in the collection of the Palace Museum, 雲中穿梭。此器的瓶蓋極具巧思，狀若荷葉覆於罐
Beijing (illustrated in Celadons from Longquan Kilns, op. cit., p. 262, 口。最引人入勝的是，紐約大都會藝術博物館藏絹
no. 247). There are also a number of similar jars in the collection of 本設色《杏園雅集圖》手卷中，畫中人物身後 (立
the Topkapi Saray in Istanbul, some of which are plain, some with 鶴正後方) 案上的朱漆架上，赫然正是一件形制近
ribbed decoration and one (not missing its lid) with foral scrolls 似的單色釉 (或許是龍泉青瓷或景德鎮白瓷) 荷葉
carved around the upper body (illustrated by in J. Ayers and R. Krahl, 蓋罐。相傳，這場盛宴於公元1427年4月舉行，園
Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, vol. 1, London, 1986, 主為楊榮 (公元1371–1440年)，列席的有大學士楊
pp. 292-3, nos. 212-216, and colour plate on p. 215). A Yuan dynasty 士奇 (公元1365–1444年) 等人。據稱，謝環 (公元
Longquan celadon jar, excavated in the Nanhui district of Shanghai 1377–1452年) 的原作現藏鎮江市博物館；至於大
City is decorated with a three-clawed dragon and clouds in low relief 都會的珍藏，應是當時謝環同儕為楊士奇繪製的摹
(illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, 7, 本。畫中諸公俱是十五世紀初名重一時的文人士大
Jiangsu Shanghai, Beijing, 2008, no. 234). This excavated jar has a lotus 夫，而背景所示的古董珍玩，無不彰顯了其文人清
leaf-shaped lid decorated with birds and clouds. One other Longquan 賞的意趣。
celadon jar decorated with a four-clawed dragon from the J. T. Tai
Collection was sold by Sotheby’s New York in March 2011, lot 85,
but jars with this decoration are extremely rare. The J. T. Tai jar had
not retained its lid.

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