California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 17, 2018  March 17, 2018

 Lot # 3029 
A CARVED CIZHOU PEONY MEIPING VASE    宋 磁州窯刻花梅瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 14 in (35.6 cm) Diameter: 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $12000

Of characteristic shape,the high-shouldered body tapering towards the base and surmounted by a short neck encircled by a flange,carved through a cream slip to the gritty brownish-gray body with a broad peony band between a border of feather-like motifs above and chrysanthemum petals below. Song Dynasty period.


本器小口外卷,斜梯形口,溜肩鼓腹,腹下漸收至底,內挖淺圈足,為宋代梅瓶典型樣式。瓶胎呈灰褐色,微微發白,淘洗細緻,瓷化程度較高,整器除足脛處露胎外,其餘部分通施白色化妝土,先在化妝土上剔刻紋飾,然後再上透明釉,入窯燒製,這種做法為磁州窯系的河南登封窯所獨創。腹部主體以菊花為主題紋飾,其花莖粗壯,花葉飽滿,刻工豪邁,熱情奔放,葉子之上再用細筆勾劃紋理,於大氣之中又透著一絲精緻。磁州窯為宋代著名窯廠,因為民窯,故少見於文獻記載,並不似五大名窯那樣受人所重視,但其多樣化的裝飾手法,質樸豪放的藝術風格,遠非五大名窯所能企及。梅瓶為宋代出現的瓷器樣式,最初是作為酒器使用,後逐漸受世人欣賞,成為中國瓷器的經典造型之一。本器胎釉質量俱佳,紋飾剔刻流暢,在當時是一件集實用性與觀賞性於一身的佳作。來源:紐約佳士得 1997年9月 拍品號363 洛杉磯醫師藏家多年收藏
Provenance: Christie's New York,September 18,1997,Lot 363 Property from an important Physician’s collection, Los Angeles