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

 Lot # 3039 
A LARGE YELLOW GLAZED DISH    明弘治 黃釉盤


  • Dimension: Height: 2 in (5.1 cm) Diameter: 10 1/2 in (26.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $9000
  • Estimate To: $18000

With shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, covered overall in a glaze of even bright egg-yolk yellow glaze, the base glazed white and inscribed with six character Hong Zhi mark. Ming Dynasty period.


明孝宗弘治皇帝為有明一代少有的深諳治世之道的開明君主,任用賢臣,採納忠言,勤於治理,裁抑宦官,並提倡節儉,遂成“弘治中興”之世。綜觀孝宗當政十八年,經常“禁內府加派供御物料”、“減供御物品”、“罷營造器物”、“減光祿寺供應”等,其中瓷器一項亦然,前後六次罷免燒造、召回督造內官,減燒,蠲免的事例也時有出現。故弘治一朝窯業數量稀少,品類單一,罕有創新。然其時距成化一朝未遠,人工、物料、技術猶在,所出之物皆能秉承成窯品格,雖少猶精。弘治御窯中最為人所稱道,引為後世楷模者,莫過於弘治黃釉瓷。弘治一朝御窯廠久停,弘治皇帝18年不言窯事,故弘治器物遺存不多。此件弘治黃釉盤是明代弘治時期的典型器物,胎體輕薄瑩透,精巧玲瓏,釉層均勻,呈色嬌嫩,色澤淡雅柔和,如雞油般光潤,底內施白釉,雙圈內青花書「大明弘治年制」楷書款。為弘治黃釉瓷的代表作,於北京故宮博物院、國家博物館均有類似作品收藏。來源:洛杉磯私人藏家提供
Compare a smaller sized yellow glaze charger of Hongzhi mark, sold in Christie’s New York on September 2016, Lot 1323. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles