云龙纹罐

中国,江西省

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202

以钴蓝色着于瓷器表面的绘法首先在十四世纪的中国兴盛起来,可以说是全球陶瓷史上最重要的一项发展。这只为宫廷制作的华丽瓷瓶是景德镇瓷器的典范,瓶肩上的款识标明此瓶造于宣德年间。画面描绘一只猛龙在稀疏的祥云间蟠曲舞动。瓶肩处不同寻常的兽面纹可能是“饕餮”(荣耀之脸),这是一种常在印度与喜马拉雅文化中看到的神兽图像,在十五世纪早期的中国非常流行。

Jar with dragon, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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