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A XING SANCAI MOULDED ‘PHOENIX’ RUYI- 唐 邢窯三彩印珍珠地雙鸞啣綬紋粉盒

SHAPED COSMETIC BOX AND COVER 來源
日本私人珍藏，入藏於 1990 年代
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
此盒紋飾華貴，發色分佈精準，更為難得的是通體施釉，盒及蓋內均有
The cover is finely moulded with a pair of phoenix flanking a 三個支釘痕，誠為造工精巧的上乘之作。同類例子有施白釉的粉盒，紋
be-ribboned tassel picked out in amber, against a green-glazed 飾與造型與本拍品相同，惟三彩例子極為稀有。可參考兩件白釉粉盒，
fish-roe ground. The box and cover are glazed all-over. There are 一件藏西安市文物保護考古所（圖一），著錄於《中國邢窯》，北京，
three spur marks on both the underside of the cover and interior of 2012 年，342 頁，圖 15；另一件藏陝西省考古研究所，著錄於《中國出
the box. 土瓷器全集》，北京，2008 年，圖版 52 號。
4 √ in. (12.4 cm.) wide, box

HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000

PROVENANCE

A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s

A number of white-glazed boxes of identical shape and design dating
to the Tang dynasty are known, however sancai boxes of this type are
extremely rare. The current box displays exceptional quality as can be
seen in the precise control of different glaze colours as well as the crisp
moulding on the cover.

Published examples of white-glazed boxes bearing this design include
one in the Xi’an Institute of Cultural Relics Preservation, illustrated in Xing
Kiln of China, Beijing, 2012, p. 342, fig. 15 (fig. 1); and one in the collection
of Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology, illustrated in Complete Collection of
Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol. 15, Beijing, 2008, pls. 52.

fig. 1 Collection of the Xi’an Institute of Cultural Relics Preservation
圖一 西安市文物保護考古所藏品

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