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A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEACOCK’ JAR 明嘉靖 青花孔雀紋罐 雙圈六字楷書款

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A 來源
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566) 日本九州私人收藏，1970 年代購於大阪平野古陶軒

The jar is painted in bright blue tones with three peacocks, two 此罐色澤平實柔和，白釉如脂，為嘉靖年間早期佳作。其青花發色予人
perched on pierced rocks, one on the ground, among tree peony 聯想成化瓷器淡雅之態。
and wild flowers between lotus panels above and below.
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box 孔雀圖案少見於嘉靖器皿，類似之孔雀奇石罐，大英博物館藏有一例，
著錄於《Chinese Porcelain from the Addis Collection》，倫敦，1979 年，
HK$700,000-900,000 US$91,000-120,000 圖版 22 號及霍吉淑，《Ming Ceramics in the British Museum》，倫敦，
2001 年，圖版 48 號。此外，故宮亦藏有一件，著錄於《故宮博物院藏
PROVENANCE 古陶瓷資料選萃》，第一冊，北京，2005 年，204 頁，圖版 178 號。另
外還可比較一件於 1989 年 1 月 17 日香港佳士得拍賣，拍品 602 號及另
A Japanese private collection in Kyushu, purchased from Hirano 一件於 2004 年 11 月 9 日佳士得倫敦拍賣，拍品 138 號。
Kotoken, Osaka in the 1970s

This present jar, delicately painted in soft blue tones, belongs to a
group of very fine porcelain made during the early Jiajing period,
characterised by their refined body and pale inky-blue decorations,
reminiscent of the porcelain wares from the earlier Chenghua reign.

The peacock was regarded as an auspicious symbol. Jiajing vessels
painted with peacocks are very rare. Some related jars have been
published. The first is in the British Museum, illustrated by J. Addis,
Chinese Porcelain from the Addis Collection, London, 1979, no. 22 and
again in Jessica Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum,
London, 2001, pl. 48 ; and the other is in the Palace Museum, Gugong
bowuyuan cang gutaoci ziliao xuancui, vol. 1, Beijing, 2005, p. 204, pl.
178. Compare also with two examples, the first sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 17 January 1989, lot 602 and the second, at Christie’s London,
9 November 2004, lot 138.

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