明 五彩雲龍花卉紋折沿洗“大明萬曆年製”款

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英文品名：A MING WUCAI LOBED-RIM BRUSH WASHER PAINTED WITH DRAGONS AND LOTUS SCROLLS, THE BASE BEARING A SIX-CHARACTER WANLI MARK 尺寸：D:23cm;H:6cm 菱花口折沿洗，器形端整。內壁以五彩繪雙龍戲珠於青花雲氣之間，龍身紅綠彩相間，矯健有力；外壁飾纏枝蓮花卉紋。器底書青花六字雙圈款「大明萬曆年製」，足牆露胎。五彩鮮明古樸，為明代文房大器。洗又稱筆洗，為文房用具，置於書案，用以盛水洗滌筆毫。唐宋以降形制漸多，有圓、方、葵花、菱花諸式，瓷質為主。明代文房講究成套，洗、水丞、硯滴並陳，其中折沿大洗可浸大筆，亦可用作筆船或小盆栽。此器內壁繪雙龍戲珠，外壁纏枝蓮，器形碩大，足供文人書齋潤筆揮毫之用；舊時龍紋施於文房，亦有天子重文之意。 A lobed-rim brush washer with an everted flat rim. The interior is painted in wucai with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl among clouds, the dragons rendered in red, green and blue. The exterior is decorated with scrolling lotus flowers. The base bears a six-character underglaze-blue double-circle mark of the Wanli period, and the foot ring is left unglazed. The palette is bright and archaic. The xi, or brush washer, is a scholar's desk utensil filled with water for rinsing ink brushes. From the Tang and Song onward it was made in many forms, round, square, mallow and lobed, chiefly in porcelain. In Ming studios washers, waterpots and water droppers were displayed together; a large lobed example like this could hold broad brushes and also serve as a brush tray or small planter. The interior dragon-and-pearl motif and exterior scrolling lotus were made for a literati desk, the dragon also alluding to imperial patronage of letters.

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