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壺方口,兩側鑄貫耳,貫耳及壺飾饕餮紋,頸
部飾蕉葉紋及饕餮紋一周,其上攀附浮雕螭龍
兩隻,肩部飾菱形雲雷紋一圈,外緣飾九顆乳
釘紋,出三齒狀扉棱,三面以饕餮紋為地,其
上鑄獅首啣環,束腰飾蕉葉紋一周,圈足飾回
紋環帶。
此壺龍首鬚髯分叉成卷雲狀,乃南宋至元代風
格,參考拍品lot 45及其腳註所列兩例南宋金銀
器所飾螭龍。肩部鼓釘,細查實則為梅花花苞式
樣,乃元代流行紋飾,常見於元代至明初龍泉
窯,可比較一件浙江龍泉博物館藏元代龍泉窯
香爐口沿處乳釘梅花紋,見王牧撰,《宋元仿古
青銅器上的紋樣》,載於《收藏家》,2010年
10月,頁53,圖34。英國維多利亞及艾伯特博
物館藏兩件元代銅器頸部亦飾此類乳釘梅花紋,
館藏編號2698-1856及168-1876。饕餮紋配獅
頭銜環鋪首亦是南宋至元代典型紋飾,參考一件
四川彭州出土之南宋銀溫碗,見《四川彭州宋代
金銀器窖藏》,北京,2002年,圖版38-2。蕉
葉紋可參考英國維多利亞及艾伯特博物館藏一
件十二至十四世紀銅壺,見柯玫瑰著,《Later
Chinese Bronzes》,倫敦,1990年,頁15,
圖1;另可比較紐約大都會博物館藏一件元代銅
壺,館藏編號2021.294。
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A RARE BRONZE ARROW VASE, TOUHU
Yuan Dynasty
The compressed globular body flanked by
a pair of protruding mythical beast heads
suspending loose rings divided by two projecting
flanges, below a band of pendent lappets on
the shoulder, the tall slender neck flanked by
two lug handles incised with leiwan above two
chi dragons and a band of archaistic stylised
dragons all raised on a spreading pedestal foot
incised with hexagonal spiral patterns.
45.5cm (17 7/8in) high, 4.1kg.
HKD60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000
元 銅螭龍紋鋪首雙耳投壺
Provenance:
The Brian Harkins Collection
來源:
布萊恩·哈金斯珍藏
The beast mask in high relief on the body can
be identified as xiezhi by its lion head and single-
horn. The combination of tubular handles and
beast-mask handles can be compared with a
silver bowl, Southern Song dynasty, excavated
at Pengzhou, Sichuan, illustrated in The Song
Dynasty Gold and Silver Hoard from Pengzhou in
Sichuan, Beijing, 2002, pl.38-2.
壺口圓唇,兩側鑄較小貫耳,貫耳及壺口飾回紋
錦地,長頸,上鑄二螭龍攀附,底部一周環帶
饕餮紋,肩部起一周蓮瓣紋,陰鉤邊線,扁圓鼓
腹,前後兩側出扉棱,左右兩側飾獸首銜環,束
腰飾龜背紋,高圈足。
此壺所鑄鋪首獨角獅髯,應為獬豸,此類雙耳
加鋪首組合可參考一件四川彭州出土之南宋
銀溫碗,見《四川彭州宋代金銀器窖藏》,北
京,2002年,圖版38-2。
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