A pair of incised aubergine-glazed 'dragon' dishes, Marks and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆　茄皮紫釉龍紋盤一對　《大清乾隆年製》款

Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2nd May 1995, lot 109.

Chugoku Toji Meihin Ten Ise Korekushon no Shiho / Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Ishikawa, 2012, cat. no. 110.

Shika Meisai: Ise Korekushon no Meito / Imperial Colors: Peerless Chinese Porcelains from the Ise Collection, Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, 2015, cat. no. 59.

The design of underglaze-incised dragon motifs on aubergine-glazed bowls was already standardized during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722), serving as the prototype for subsequent Qing dynasty productions, with variations primarily seen in the rendering of the dragon motifs. Comparable examples include: one in the Shanghai Museum collection, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelains from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl. 224; another from the Tianminlou Collection, published in Chinese Porcelain: The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, vol. 1, pl. 144; and a third example from the Ringling Museum of Art collection, included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection, Sarasota, 1985, cat. no. 172 - the accompanying catalogue noting that this vibrant purple glaze represents a late Kangxi innovation. The present lot, however, constitutes an exceptionally rare matched pair from the Qianlong period (1736-1795).

來源

香港蘇富比1995年5月2日，編號109

展覽

《中国陶磁名品展―イセコレクションの至宝》，石川縣立美術館，石川，2012年，編號110

《瓷華明彩―イセコレクションの名陶》，五島美術館，東京，2015年，編號59

暗刻龍紋的茄皮紫盤康熙時便有定式，後清代各朝皆依此為範，惟龍紋略有差異。可比照上海博物館藏一例，見《上海博物館藏康熙瓷》，香港，1998年，圖版224；另有天民樓藏一例，見，《天民樓藏瓷》，香港，1987年，冊1，圖版144；以及瑞格林藝術博物館藏一例，著錄於《中國陶瓷：科格伉儷珍藏展》，1985年，編號172，該展圖錄提出此類明艷紫釉實為康熙晚期創新之作。而本拍品為乾隆年成對作品，十分稀罕。