拍賣筆記 vol.132 佳士得紐約：鴻禧美術館，清康熙豇豆紅釉團龍紋太白尊，55.44萬美元售出 - A Kangxi Period Superb Peachbloom-Glazed Beehive-Form Water Pot, Taibai Zun

顏色紅豔豔，同款中的佼佼者，來自鴻禧美術館的收藏，55.44萬美元（441萬港元）售出。價格與質量掛鉤並不是理所當然，但是當這樣的組合發生的時候，證明藏家的知識、財力、認知與市場成熟度到了一個比較好的平衡，這是令人心生喜悅的一個狀態。

With its exceptionally vibrant, luscious red glaze, this water pot stands out as one of the finest examples among similar forms. Originating from the esteemed collection of the Hongxi Museum (Chang Collection), it achieved a sale price of $554,400 (HK$4.41 million).

While price and quality do not necessarily correlate directly, when such alignment occurs, it indicates that the collector's knowledge, financial capability, aesthetic discernment, and the maturity of the art market have reached a harmonious balance—a circumstance that is truly delightful to witness.

絕版威尼斯1954中國藝術大展圖錄：MOSTRA D'ARTE CINESE 1954

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清康熙 豇豆紅釉團龍紋太白尊 三行六字楷書款

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

成交價

美元 554,400

估價

美元 200,000 – 美元 300,000

5 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., cloth box

來源

鴻禧美術館，臺北，1990年以前

出版

鴻禧藝術文教基金會，《中國歷代陶瓷選集》，臺北，1990年，頁270-71，圖版116

此類形制的水丞名為「太白尊」，因其造型類似唐代詩人李白醉酒時倚靠的大酒壇而得名。此外，它亦被稱作「雞罩尊」，因其外形與編織的雞籠相似，上方設有小口，用於餵養雛雞。

此件水丞屬於康熙官窯桃花紅釉瓷「八大碼」之一。「八大碼」特指康熙年間御製的一組八件造型固定、通體施以桃花紅釉的文房器皿。這種特殊釉色在康熙時期研發成功，特色在於釉面呈現柔和的粉色地子上暈染出紅色斑點，有時伴隨青色或灰綠色斑紋，如嬌嫩肌膚輕微泛紅，亦如陽光下熟透的桃子一般，故而名為「桃花紅」。此釉色製作難度極高，需先在器物表面施一層透明釉，接著吹灑含有著色劑的釉料，再覆蓋一層透明釉後，於高溫下焙燒而成。此件水丞所展現之桃花紅釉，色澤鮮潤均勻，堪稱上品佳作。

過去亦有類似之桃花紅釉水丞傳世，其中包括一件來自Emily Trevor和John B. Trevor, Jr.伉儷收藏、釉色同樣呈現濃郁的覆盆莓色調之例子，曾於2014年5月28日在佳士得香港售出（拍品編號3301）。另一件則原為紐約大都會博物館收藏，後於2016年9月15日在佳士得紐約售出（拍品編號915）。

Property from an Important North American Private Collection

A SUPERB PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED BEEHIVE-FORM WATER POT, TAIBAI ZUN

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

Price realised

USD 554,400

Estimate

USD 200,000 – USD 300,000

Closed: 

21 Mar 2025

5 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., cloth box

PROVENANCE

Chang Foundation, Taipei, prior to 1990.

LITERATURE

Chang Foundation, Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing Dynasties, Taipei, 1990, pp. 270-71, pl. 116.

Water pots of this form are known as taibai zun, after the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, who is often depicted leaning against a large wine jar of similar form. They are also known as jizhao zun because their shape resembles chicken coops that are woven with small openings at the top through which the chicks are fed.

This water pot represents one of the ba da ma or 'Eight Great Numbers', a group of eight specific vessels covered in a distinctive peachbloom glaze. The glaze was developed during the Kangxi period, and is characterized by blushes of red against a soft pink base color, sometimes with clear greenish or greyish mottled areas, giving an impression of delicate blushing skin or fruit ripening in the sun. This ‘blushing’ or ‘peachbloom’ effect was very complex to produce, requiring colorants to be blown onto a surface covered with transparent glaze, which was then applied with an additional layer of transparent glaze before being fired at high temperature. The present water pot is a masterful example of the peachbloom glaze, with its even, vibrant color.

A peachbloom water pot, also featuring a very vibrant raspberry-toned glaze, formerly in the collections of Emily Trevor and John B. Trevor, Jr., was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3301. Another from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art was sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 915.