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北 A CARVED AND INCISED YUE CIRCULAR 北宋 越窯刻牡丹紋圓盒
宋 BOX AND COVER
EARLY NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
越
州 The domed cover is fnely carved with a peony spray with 蓋盒乃用於盛裝香料、脂粉、珠寶之屬，因其盛裝之物而倍顯珍
窯 incised details in the central medallion, and encircled by a band 貴，為古人所重。在現存的越窯中，蓋盒是一大宗，蓋因古人珍視
of stylized waves, and the box, with splayed foot, is incised with
之而得以保存至今。其較高的地位亦反映於盒面上繁複而華麗的裝
青 a band of cloud-like motifs around the sides. Both are covered 飾，如本件蓋盒所示之浮雕裝飾是越窯中最成熟和昂貴的一種裝飾
磁 overall with a greenish-olive glaze, with the exception of the 技法。芝加哥藝術學院博物館藏有一件相近的越窯牡丹紋蓋盒，載
刻 rims burnt reddish brown in the fring. 於蓑豐，蔣人和著，印第安納波里斯美術館1986年出版《Ice and
花 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon》，132-133
頁，編號49。亦可比一件發現於上虞越窯窯址的牡丹紋蓋盒殘片，
牡 見前揭書，132頁，圖49b。
£4,500-5,900
丹 $6,000-8,000 HK$47,000-62,000
文
合 Containing precious substances and objects, Yue covered boxes
where highly treasured in ancient times. Their higher status is
子 refected in their lavish decoration and elegant forms, and the
fne relief carving, such as that seen on the current example,
is one of the most sophisticated and expensive techniques used.
A Yue covered box decorated with a peony motif, but with
a band of curved incisions surrounding the central roundel,
in the Art Institute of Chicago, is illustrated by Yutaka Mino
and K. R. Tsiang, Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese
Celadon, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1986, pp. 132-133,
no. 49. Compare, also, a fragment of a similar Yue ‘peony’
box found at the Yue kiln site in Shangyu Xian, illustrated
ibid. p. 132, fg. 49b.

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