波斯细密画:一把解读中国瓷器在东西方贸易和文化对话中作用的钥匙

A Persian Miniature Painting as a Key to Unlock the Role of the Chinese Porcelain in the East-West Commercial and Cultural Communication

本文拟从艺术史视角再探一幅17世纪伊朗细密画。该画产生于近代早期中国陶瓷在全球流通之际,揭示了萨非王朝的多元文化,含蓄有趣地展示了时人对中国外销瓷的看法。通过深入比较该画与同时期印度莫卧儿、中国和日本作品的概念,体现了西方尤其是葡萄牙在陶瓷流通中的作用,及中国、萨非王朝、葡萄牙间的贸易文化“三角”。

This paper intends to explore a fine Iranian painting in the 17th century from the perspective of art history. The painting came into being at the time of the global circulation of Chinese ceramics in the early modern times. It reveals the multiculturalism of the Safavid Dynasty and implicitly and interestingly shows people’s views on Chinese export porcelain. By deeply comparing the concept of this painting with the works made in Mughal of India, China and Japan at the same time, it reflects the role of the west, especially Portugal, in the circulation of ceramics and the "triangle" of trade culture among China, Safavid Dynasty and Portugal.