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A RARE AND EXQUISITE XUANDE DISH

Rosemary Scott
Senior International Academic Consultant, Asian Art

稀世之珍

明宣德 青花石榴花紋盤

蘇玫瑰
亞洲藝術部資深國際學術顧問

是件明宣德青花石榴花紋盤正屬於宣德年間御窯廠所燒
製的一批重要瓷器。其以盤類為主，裏心均繪一尺寸相
對偏大的折枝花卉，內壁間飾四組折枝花果，外壁則寫
纏枝或折枝花紋。所有點綴元素之間皆留白得當。如此
手法，在突顯胎骨用料細緻之餘，更使青花發色幽清，
畫工精湛—此可謂宣德官窯絕品至精至美之處。

是類宣德官窯瓷盤紋樣共見三種 — 即盤心截取三種
折枝花作圖案。其一為怒綻牡丹一朵，景德鎮珠山明御
fig. 1 A blue and white ‘peony’ dish. Xuande mark and period.
Collection of the Jingdezhen Archaeological Institute 窯廠宣德地層即出土過一件青花折枝牡丹紋盤（參閱鴻
圖一 明宣德 青花牡丹紋盤 景德鎮陶瓷研究所藏品
禧美術館，《景德鎮出土明初官窯瓷器》，台北，1998
年，頁 86，圖版 85-2 號）（圖一）；其二則如此石榴
This very rare dish belongs to an important group of dishes 紋盤般，中間為盛開石榴花兩朵；最後是器心繪飾梔子
decorated in a distinctive style which was developed at the 花紋一株兩朵，當中亦有一明宣德黃地青花梔子花果紋
imperial kilns during the Xuande reign. These dishes bore 盤藏於台北故宮博物院（參閱《明代宣德官窯菁華特展
a relatively large-scale floral spray in the centre and four 圖錄》，台北，1998 年，頁 446-447，圖版 196 號）（圖
flowering or fruiting sprays around the cavetto. On the 二）。有人或會認為是類飾以折枝花果紋樣於盤心的瓷
exterior the dishes were decorated either with a floral scroll
or with floral sprays. Each of the decorative elements had a 盤，當為宣德官窯瓷器中最具視覺衝擊的系列。燒製時
generous amount of white space around it. This feature served 在允許瓷匠充分運用鈷料之餘，仍能恰道好處地達到整
to highlight the fine quality of the clay body material, which, 體設計的平衡感。有趣的是，飾以石榴及牡丹花紋之盤
in turn provided an effective complement to the clear blue 底皆素胎無釉，落款處則於外壁口沿下題以「大明宣德
of the cobalt decoration, as well as the painterly quality of 年製」青花楷書橫款。惟有折枝梔子花紋盤才於外底施
the fine brushwork – elements of the finest Xuande imperial 以白釉，並署六字雙行雙圈「大明宣德年製」楷書款。
porcelains.
顯而易見地，宣德品味好尚高雅，不僅支持官窯御瓷燒
Such dishes were made in three design variants in the Xuande 製發展，其對質量之要求亦頗為嚴謹，此三種折枝花果
reign – each with a different floral spray appearing in the 紋盤更顯宣德皇帝對花大葉小的折枝花果圖案甚是喜

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